The Chilean prosecution has requested preventive detention for several individuals involved in the Sartor financial case, including brothers Pedro Pablo and Carlos Larraín Mery, who were major shareholders and executives of the now-defunct financial firm. The case involves multiple charges such as fraud, money laundering, and breach of disclosure obligations related to a stock acquisition in December 2024. The investigation began in 2024 after regulatory authorities suspended new investments and withdrawals due to concerns over the misuse of client funds for private business ventures. The Financial Market Commission intervened later that year, appointing a liquidator, and imposed fines totaling 367,500 UF on eight executives, with Pedro Pablo Larraín receiving the largest penalty of 80,000 UF. A hearing scheduled for July 30 will formally charge 11 people, with the prosecution seeking at least five preventive detentions.
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