2023-09-10 13:59:38
The 2nd Shift Narcotics Prosecutor, Mónica Ferrero, has led to an important advance in the fight against organized crime. In a hearing held last Saturday, the 2nd Shift specialized judge for Organized Crime, María Helena Mainard, formalized with prison three individuals linked to an elaborate case of document falsification that has shaken Uruguayan society.
The first person involved in this criminal network is a lawyer named Acosta who, instead of ensuring justice, became an accomplice of the criminals. Acosta provided legal advice to drug trafficker Juan Antonio González Bica, who, thanks to apocryphal documents prepared by a fraudster, managed to obtain house arrest. Subsequently, González Bica escaped on May 30 by breaking the electronic anklet that kept him under control.
At the hearing, Acosta was accused by the crime of falsification of documents as co-author, in addition to facing a crime of fraud as author. Their irresponsible and corrupt actions have triggered serious consequences for society.
Another accused of falsifying documents
Another of the protagonists of this criminal plot is a man named Campero, who has been charged with multiple crimes, including usurpation of titles and falsification of private documents. The investigation led by prosecutor Ferrero has revealed that Campero was the architect behind the creation of false documents that bore the logos of the Forensic Technical Institute (ITF) and the parliamentary commissioner, Juan Miguel Petit.
The objective of these fraudulent documents was to deceive judges in various jurisdictions, such as Montevideo, San José, Canelones and Maldonado, in order to obtain house arrests for inmates with convictions for serious crimes.
Among the most notorious cases is that of a drug trafficker from Villa Española who obtained his temporary freedom thanks to the documentation falsified by Campero. This drug trafficker has also been charged with falsification of private documents and repeated scams.
Ferrero’s ongoing investigation includes a close analysis of certificates issued by the ITF, which play a key role in decision-making by magistrates regarding the release of inmates. The maneuvers of Campero, who also posed as a lawyer, led judges in various judicial offices to make mistakes, sowing the suspicion that the criminals could have accomplices in state agencies.
The sophistication of some of the falsified documents has raised concerns that there is a network of complicities within public institutions, according to sources close to the case.
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