A man accused of credit card scams remains in custody

A man accused of credit card scams remains in custody

On the 21st of this month, a hearing about events was held in a case that investigates the crime of credit card scams in which Tomás Alejandro Sosa is accused.

The hearing was chaired by Daniela Arcuri, a criminal judge; The Public Prosecutor’s Office was represented by Martín Cárcamo, attorney general and by Facundo Oribones, the prosecutor’s office; while the defense of the accused (by video conference from the 44th Police Station in Neuquén) was carried out by Juan Bill, deputy head of Public Protection.

First, the prosecutor requested that this case be declared complex based on the 6 facts presented to the accused within the framework of this model, after to get the data of various debit cards through the use of transfer, with which he found it again. various Red Link ATMs, through a third party who provided the access codes, transferring money to various bank accounts. Therefore, several raids were carried out in Rosario and Pilar, Buenos Aires province, where several electronic devices were seized. It is believed that the movements were made throughout the country and that we are dealing with an organized gang, continued the prosecutor. Due to the complexity of the case, the multiplicity of victims and the nature of the organized crime that the case shows, the current case is called complex. A period of one year is required to complete the study.

The defendant has no arguments, based on the new elements, against the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

The judge allowed this case to be declared a complex case, allowing it to end until March 1, 2025.

The prosecutor then maintains the preventive detention that the accused is serving, because the procedural risks and the complexity of the case are still in effect. There is a probability of authorization and that the rating changes to a more dangerous level, this increases the risk of escape. Due to the nature of the event and the expected punishment as a result of the procedure. Requests to be kept immune for six months.

Regarding the second proposal to review the protective measure, the defendant believed that “the proposal is abstract”. The measure was already discussed and was extended, so he did not raise the opposition, meaning that it would be for a shorter period, for three months.

Finally, the judge decided to keep the preventive detention that the accused is serving, as requested by the prosecutor, because the procedural risks continue and have increased, the risk of flight, due to the expectation of punishment and the characteristics of the fact, in addition to the damage that can be measured. Also because of the risk of interference. Extends the mandatory measure to which the accused Sosa complies until the end date of the investigation, 1 March 2025.