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Frías Woman Arrested Over 5.99 Million-Peso Bank Fraud

Police say she exploited a former relationship to obtain the victim’s banking credentials.

Overview

  • Specialized economic-crime officers carried out a raid in Frías that ended with her detention and the seizure of cash and two mobile phones.
  • Investigators accuse her of executing 14 transfers totaling 5,990,000 pesos from the man’s bank account for personal use.
  • Authorities reported recovering a significant portion of the stolen money during the operation, with the evidence headed for forensic analysis.
  • El Liberal identified the suspect as Miriam Rosanna Melián, 51, and reported that Judge Guillermo Paradelo authorized the procedure in the 200 Viviendas neighborhood.
  • The detainee remains at the disposal of the judiciary and is set to face an indagatoria, with the option to decline to testify on her lawyer’s advice.