The case of the five Argentine tourists detained in Miami and accused of robbing several businesses in the Dolphin Mall shopping center added a new episode on Tuesday, when it became known. Full video From the first hearings in the local court, in which they asked for reform Bail amount. This procedure was supervised by the judge who was the hero of the video that went viral years ago, when she had to sentence one of her former schoolmates.
Two days after their arrest, the five Mendoza residents had the opportunity to defend themselves – or find someone to do so – at meetings Less than five minutes And with a translator.
clothes With orange uniform A characteristic of prisoners in the United States is that they are taught the first restrictions imposed on them and the amount of bail that each must pay in order to be temporarily released.
The hearings were held remotely via Zoom with an image split into four screens. In the first room, you can see a small room, with only two tables and a computer, into which the defendants enter one by one while a court employee accompanies them. In the second, he was the Florida State Attorney.
A third picture showed the translator, who acted as an interpreter between the accused and the person who appeared on the fourth screen: the judge. Mindy Glazer.
He was the first to enter the room Diego Luis Chicato (46) Famous Hairdresser Which includes a hair salon attended by well-known personalities, including Ingrid Grodke.
According to the judge, they found him stealing from a Tommy Hilfiger store and keeping the merchandise inside a bag that he had in turn stolen from a Burlington store. Zicato, who was represented by the Public Defender at the hearing, was charged with participating in an organized crime of fraud. Multiple thefts in less than 30 days In different locations and retail theft. They imposed a bail of one thousand dollars on the first defendant, two thousand five hundred dollars on the second, and a thousand dollars on the third. Total $4500. In addition, he is prohibited from approaching the shopping center and stores he robbed.
You must pay the same price Mauricio Ariel Aparo-Orlando (49) The second is to enter the courtroom. Before imposing bail, the judge asked Aparo if he could afford a private attorney. Aparo responded in the negative. Then the judge asked him if he owned a house and worked. This time, the defendant responded in the affirmative.
Aparo is a merchant, he has a shop that sells goods, and another that repairs cars and motorcycles. In addition, he is a partner in a telecommunications company with Sebastian Moyano, one of the other defendants. Glazer informed him that “the matter does not apply to a formal defender,” and asked him if he would prefer to give him time until the afternoon to find a private lawyer or if he would prefer to have it resolved immediately for the time being. He said that the Argentine did not want to wait because he had done so “Wednesday trip”. But it is likely that his return will be through deportation procedures.
At that moment, the judge decided: she ordered him to stay away from the shopping center, informed him that he was charged with the same charges as Shikato, and imposed the same bail on him: $4,500. “Have a good day” It was the greeting of the judge who immediately asked to go to the next accused.
The third was to pass Sebastian Luis Moyano (41)Aparo-Orlando’s partner in Apamoy and other projects. Moyano also requested a state lawyer, and represented his partner, They denied it.
Then it was the turn of Manuel Zuluaga Arenas (49 years old), who also requested an official defender because, he said, He has no connections Immediately. But since he reported owning his own home, the judge also told him he was not eligible for the free bail benefit.
He was the last to pass Juan Pablo Rua (45). He immediately requested payment of bail.