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Megatecnología Fraud Probe Widens as Owner Flees to Panama

Prosecutors report more than 70 complaints totaling tens of millions of pesos, with an associate already charged.

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El local Megatecnología del colombiano  Cristhian David Holguín Restrepo fue allanado. / Google Street. 
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Overview

  • The Fiscalía de Delitos Económicos confirmed that owner Cristhian Holguín left Mendoza on August 18 on a flight to Panama, and issued national and international capture orders for him and his sister, Alejandra.
  • Daniela Hinrich, identified as a company associate and relative, was detained after raids, formally charged with estafas genéricas in two cases, and remains held at Comisaría 45 in Guaymallén.
  • Investigators searched the closed Morón 130 premises and seized computers and components left for repair, which are being cataloged and will be returned once ownership can be verified.
  • Complaints have climbed past 70, with prosecutors processing 88 related case files and alleged losses estimated between roughly 50 million and 70 million pesos, including payments via virtual wallets, bank transfers and credit cards.
  • An Instagram video by Holguín acknowledging financial problems and continued sales despite undelivered orders was incorporated into the case file as evidence.