Overview
- The Primera Fiscalía Provincial Penal Corporativa de Sullana announced the conviction and effective prison term on November 21, 2025.
- The court also ordered payment of S/500 in civil reparations to the merchant who was targeted.
- According to the case file, the extortion began on September 29, 2024, with a handwritten death threat left at the victim’s home in Nueva Sullana demanding a deposit.
- A relative reported that Cornejo Guerrero asked to use her Yape account to receive transfers, and the merchant later confirmed a deposit to a number linked directly to the defendant.
- Police located and detained the accused in Talara Alta during the investigation, as authorities emphasized coordinated work and digital traceability as pivotal to the outcome.