Overview
- The Fiscalía de Puno has opened a criminal inquiry that now lists 39 people as investigados in a 2013 Juliaca road project paid by direct administration.
- Prosecutor Ángela Catacora alleges records show Carlos Zeballos received S/. 3,048 for a technical file that the office says already existed months before his contract.
- Investigators point to signatures and a fingerprint on payment sheets as part of the evidence used to link Zeballos to the disbursement.
- The case outlines an administrative payment chain that names municipal actors and an intermediary, including José Capcha as resident of works, Adrián Flores in Treasury and Richard Quispe as the person who allegedly cashed and distributed checks.
- Zeballos has denied the charges and says he did not work for the municipality in 2013, and the prosecutor has cited him to appear as an investigated person on June 29, which could prompt further interviews and document review.