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They accuse a Honduran of raising almost US$1 million with false investments in cryptocurrencies: this is how the alleged fraud operated
The promise of high returns with investments in digital currencies ended in a complaint for alleged fraud in El Salvador. Authorities maintain that one victim handed over almost $1 million and then received threats when he asked to get his money back.
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The Prosecutor’s Office of El Salvador accuses a Honduran man and a woman of raising funds through an alleged shell company that offered investments in digital currencies. The investigation indicates that a victim invested almost US$1 million before reporting the case. (Photo Prensa Libre: Judicial Centers El Salvador / Facebook).
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Denis Esteban Gutiérrez Castellón, of Honduran nationality, and Valeria Lisette Aragón Rivas were accused on June 26 by the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of El Salvador of the crimes of fraud, threats and illegal fundraising through a false digital investment for US$350 thousand.
The Fifth Court of Peace of San Salvador ordered formal investigation with provisional arrest against both suspects to the detriment of a victim and the socioeconomic order.
The Salvadoran authorities reported that the defendantss were not authorized as service providers of digital assets.
According to the judiciary, the Honduran, together with Aragón, used a ghost company, apparently dedicated to attract, through social networks, people to invest in digital currencies with the promise of generating profits, for which they used fraudulent documentation.
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The investigation detailed that The victim was persuaded to invest US$976,920.02 between March 2024 and September 2025 with the promise of obtaining high economic returns.
The Prosecutor’s Office explained that, when the victim requested the promised payment in January 2026, the The defendants refused and responded with death threats. if he went to the authorities.
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| Provisional detention for Honduran accused of swindling $350,000 through false digital investments
—The requirement establishes that the defendants were not authorized by the regulatory entities as digital asset service providers.
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The fiscal requirement indicates that, preliminarily, the patrimonial damage amounts to US$350 thousandwhile illegal fundraising and threats continue unabated.
The judge issued provisional arrest upon determining the existence of the crime and the probable participation of the accused after the presentation of the evidence. Furthermore, he pointed out the risk of flight and obstruction of justice.
Aragón’s legal situation is still pending resolution in court due to his absence.