
Probation Judge No. 7, José Milton Peralta, ordered eight defendants to stand trial in the case arising from a massive fraud of Rovi SA, known commercially as “Ferretería Zárate”. The case will be heard before Crime Chamber X.
It is worth remembering that Francisco Daniel Scuderi, Laura Cecilia DePaul, Ana Maria Scuderi, Fernando José Muli, and Mario Enrique García They really were condemned In March 2023 in an abbreviated preliminary trial for crimes such as Illicit association, repeated fraud, procedural fraud, and ideological lying.
The request submitted by the Public Prosecutor for Complex Crimes, Enrique Javier, dates back to May of this year. After this decision, two defendants were sentenced in this second stage, namely: ERica Romina Aguilera and Juan Alexis Michan– They asked for a speedy trial. Your case is processed in parallel.
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Who and why were they put on trial?
The second chapter of the main file deals with the involvement of eight professionals and businessmen who would have collaborated with the main family group (Scuderi/DePaul) in carrying out the illicit maneuvers.
They are: lawyers Fabian Gabriel Barbera, Dante Vega and Matías Augusto Cavallo; Accountants Marcello Fabian Alessandrini and Federico Shipley; Businessman Leonardo Felipe Diaz O’Kelly; Merchant Lucas Martin Russo; And the writer Daniel Eduardo Ahumada.
The legal qualifications attributed to them are: Unlawful associations and procedural fraudAccording to their participation in the establishment of the public limited company Roofy (Ferretería Zárate) in the early 2000s, and then in its protective bankruptcy that was allegedly fraudulent and caused damage to its creditors.
Specifically, accountants are credited with preparing A False financial situation Misleading the bankruptcy court. While this was happening, as the accusation describes, it could have happened Fraudulent negotiations with major creditorsRepresented by the merchant Lucas Martín Russo (President of Pretensados Córdoba SRL) and the businessman Leonardo Felipe Díaz or Kelly, representing Cerámica Cañuelas
The Court of Control intervened due to the opposition presented by Ahumada’s defenders. Peralta rejected the arguments and confirmed that he would stand trial.