Overview

• Prosecutor Valeria Panozzo charged R.E.M. with fraud for using others’ credit cards, attributing authorship for two counts in real concurrence.
• Investigators say 13 purchases on September 24–25 totaled about AR$13.26 million at shops in Neuquén and Cipolletti, including clothing, appliances, a pharmacy, a supermarket and a tile retailer.
• The Provincial Police’s Fraud and Other Deceptions Division arrested the suspect in the San Lorenzo neighborhood after complaints from merchants and a report by the cardholder.
• Judge Lucas Yancarelli granted two months of house arrest with police custody pending electronic monitoring and set a four‑month deadline to complete the inquiry.
• Authorities cite prior convictions for similar offenses and are examining how the cards were obtained as they look for the full extent of the fraud and any accomplices.