A week ago, the prosecutor Edward Taiano imputed to Leonardo Cositortoresponsible of Generation Zoefor alleged fraud. Today it already weighs on him and seven defendants plus an international arrest warrant. “There is a detained person who is detained for fraud, charged to the degree of participation necessary, and there is an international arrest warrant for Cositorto and seven more people, who are charged with the crime of illicit association and fraud”, endorsed the prosecutor.
Leonardo Nelson Cositorto, Maximiliano Javier Batista, Claudia Javier Álvarez, Silvia Rosa Fermani, Silvina Veronica Abellonio, Silvio Eduardo Shamne, Ivana Analia Álvarez and Florencia Anahí Álvarez are Wanted for the alleged crimes of Illicit Association and Fraud, within the framework of a case in which three complaints against the firm are being investigated ZOE Generation of Villa Maria.
Today the Villa María Second Investigation Prosecutor’s Office, led by Juliana Companys, proceeded to arrest of Gabriela Alvarez, alleged accomplice, who was charged with the alleged crime of necessary participation in fraud. And they proceeded to raid four homes in Córdoba,
Generation Zoe, the Cositorto holding company, had been targeted for a week for alleged fraud and economic fraud against the treasury. But the investigation had begun in November 2021 from the request of an individual to investigate the organization: “under the façade of a supposed cult and a false college…offered graduates in cryptocurrencies and coaching”, they explained from the prosecution.
Generación Zoe sought to “capture young people and adults in vulnerable situations with promises of ample riches without having to work, just investing $1,000.” And he promised “earnings of more than 100,000 pesos a month without doing anything.” an alleged pyramid scheme that for some time has been monitored by the Office of the Attorney for Economic Crime and Money Laundering (Procelac).
The holding company of Cositortowho recently resigned from the ownership of Generation Zoe seeking to break away, included “Universidad del Trading SA”; “Zoe Construcciones SA”; “Generación Zoe SA”, “Zoe Pets SA”, “Zoe Burger SA”, “Zoe Fitnes Gym SA” and “Zoe Pizzas SA”, all companies incorporated between March and December 2021, and whose owners were monotributistas registered in the categories lower down the scale.
by RN