Overview
- Economic crimes prosecutor Susana Muscianisi formally charged Mauricio Morales in one case tied to a broader investigation into his events business.
- Six of the 24 active complaints involve separate graduation parties, with roughly 100 affected people at each event including students, families and teachers.
- Morales was arrested on December 4 in San Juan during a coordinated operation led by Mendoza police and remains detained in the provincial penitentiary.
- Searches linked to the case recovered event and catering equipment, and police described a makeshift kitchen in Guaymallén containing food in advanced decomposition.
- Authorities frame the probe as a multi-incident fraud involving quinceañeras, graduations and weddings, with additional imputations to be filed as evidence is analyzed.