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Judge Orders Mercado Pago to Redirect 6.7-Million-Peso Loan Claim in Santa Fe Fraud Case

The ruling shifts liability for the 6.7-million-peso loan onto the alleged fraudster who is now in Italy under an arrest warrant.

La Justicia de Santa Fe ordenó que Mercado Pago cese el cobro de un préstamo de $6.700.000 que había sido pedido a través de una estafa desde una cuenta empresarial.
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Overview

  • On July 23, Judge Octavio Silva ordered Mercado Pago to stop charging the Santa Fe restaurant for the 6.7-million-peso loan and pursue the alleged perpetrator instead.
  • The suspect, a 30-year-old former employee, remains abroad in Italy under an international arrest warrant issued by Argentine authorities.
  • The Ministerio Público de la Acusación is working with Mercado Pago to recover the additional 300,000-peso account balance and secure restitution for the restaurant.
  • Investigators identified the fraud through video surveillance, geolocation data and money-trail analysis showing the suspect disabling security systems on April 19.
  • A recent parallel ruling against fintech Ualá reflects rising judicial pressure on digital-wallet providers to enhance security and support victim compensation.