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2mo ago

Villa Mercedes Land-Fraud Suspect Charged as Judge Extends Detention and Sets March 20 Hearing

Prosecutors say the lots were municipal property later ceded to the province for a social-housing project.

Familias compraron lotes de unos 500 metros cuadrados que después resultaron ser terrenos propiedad del gobierno.
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Mayte Reyna del Portugal Escudero, la mujer acusada de estafar a más de 50 damnificados en San Luis

Overview

  • Prosecutor Leandro Estrada charged Mayte Reyna del Portugal Escudero with 15 counts of estafa over alleged sales of public land to private buyers.
  • Guarantee Judge Natalia Pereyra Cardini admitted the charges, granted a seven-day extension of detention, and set a March 20 hearing at 10 a.m. to define her procedural status.
  • The case involves plots in Villa Mercedes that the city held and transferred to San Luis province for an estimated 300-home development, where works revealed people already occupying lots.
  • Estráda indicated the investigation may expand to other individuals and could add the charge of asociación ilícita, with the number of victims still being verified.
  • Reports describe 33 to 54 affected purchasers who paid by cash or bank transfers—some between 2 and 9 million pesos—and in one instance with a car, with potential losses exceeding US$330,000 pending fiscal confirmation.