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Sunchales Man Who Posed as Lawyer Jailed in ARS 54 Million Fraud Case

Prosecutors describe forged court documents with digital signatures used to secure advance payments from clients, leading to preventive detention.

Overview

  • Juan Andrés Zurvera, 31, was charged with repeated fraud, falsification of public documents, and usurpation of title by the Rafaela prosecutor’s office.
  • Judge Javier Bottero ordered preventive detention without term as investigators continue to gather complaints, testimony, and forensic evidence.
  • Searches uncovered a fake judicial seal hidden inside a hollow brick plus phones, a laptop, and documents bearing counterfeit digital signatures of magistrates.
  • Investigators verified about ARS 18,000,000 in transfers between January and November 2025 within an alleged scheme totaling roughly ARS 54,000,000 across at least 10 incidents.
  • Zurvera never graduated—he passed only 13 law subjects—and leveraged local standing, including a role at Club Unión de Sunchales, to recruit victims as the club publicly distanced itself.