Fraud investigations proceed in El Salvador and Paraguay

Authorities in El Salvador and Paraguay are pursuing legal action against individuals accused of different forms of financial fraud.

In El Salvador, the Fiscalía General de la República is prosecuting Mirian Arely T. for computer fraud. The case involves a 73-year-old victim who was lured by a fraudulent online advertisement promising high returns on stock market investments. After being instructed to download specific mobile applications, the victim's bank account was compromised, resulting in the theft of $108,000. Investigators allege that the applications were used to breach the victim's phone and transfer funds to the defendant's accounts.

In Paraguay, a prosecutor has charged lawyer Lourdes Rocío Aranda in connection with a promissory note scam. The victim, a retired nurse, alleges that Aranda used her former role as a legal advisor for the Asociación Mutual del Hospital de Clínicas to facilitate a fraudulent lawsuit. The victim claims she was stripped of over 41 million Guaraníes through false debts and questionable legal notifications, despite having no legitimate outstanding obligations to the association.