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Primus case: The reports detailing the 'fraudulent operations' of the new defendants
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Primus case: The reports detailing the 'fraudulent operations' of the new defendants

In March of this year, the head prosecutor of the High Complexity Oriental Prosecution Office, Felipe Sepúlveda, decided to separate an investigation against 95 non-formalized suspects from the main inquiry into the Primus case to avoid the legal deadline for the investigation into financial fraud, one of the largest in Chile's history. According to the Ministry of Public Prosecution records, the criminal network was allegedly led by former general manager Francisco Coeymans and supported by former commercial manager Ignacio Amenábar, along with lawyer Antonio Guzmán and chef technician Marcelo Rivadeneira, causing losses of $24 billion. Primus Capital explained that to keep the operation afloat and prevent bankruptcy, its founding partners had to inject over $107 billion. This week, the Public Prosecution formally charged five new individuals from the list: former medical director of Clínica Las Condes, Rodrigo Mardones; footballer Patricio Rubio from Unión Española; lawyer Gonzalo Diéguez, and engineers Hugo Villagrán and Juan Pablo Bañados. The hearing will continue on August 6, when the prosecution will request the court to impose precautionary measures. On Friday, the defense,

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Primus case: The reports detailing the 'fraudulent operations' of the new defendants

In March of this year, the head prosecutor of the High Complexity Oriental Prosecution Office, Felipe Sepúlveda, decided to separate an investigation against 95 non-formalized suspects from the main inquiry into the Primus case to avoid the legal deadline for the investigation into financial fraud, one of the largest in Chile's history. According to the Ministry of Public Prosecution records, the criminal network was allegedly led by former general manager Francisco Coeymans and supported by former commercial manager Ignacio Amenábar, along with lawyer Antonio Guzmán and chef technician Marcelo Rivadeneira, causing losses of $24 billion. Primus Capital explained that to keep the operation afloat and prevent bankruptcy, its founding partners had to inject over $107 billion. This week, the Public Prosecution formally charged five new individuals from the list: former medical director of Clínica Las Condes, Rodrigo Mardones; footballer Patricio Rubio from Unión Española; lawyer Gonzalo Diéguez, and engineers Hugo Villagrán and Juan Pablo Bañados. The hearing will continue on August 6, when the prosecution will request the court to impose precautionary measures. On Friday, the defense,

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