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The MP reported that in Masagua, Escuintla arrested a bank worker for allegedly stealing more than Q489 thousand to approximately 270 people.
A bank worker was arrested in Escuintla since he is pointed out to have stolen more than Q489 thousand. (Free press photo: MP)
The Public Ministry reported May 26 about the capture of a worker of a bank agency for allegedly stealing money from Several beneficiaries and subsequently deposit it in several accounts of people known as relatives.
According to the publication of the MP on social networks, the capture was carried out after a search Made in a property located in Masagua, Escuintla.
The woman is pointed out of the crimes of aggravated theft and money laundering u Other assets, said the MP.
“The Prosecutor’s Office has determined that, between January 2021 and December 2024, the syndicate would have harmed approximately Two hundred seventy people, stealing the amount Q489,650.58“The MP said.
The MP said that, in addition to the capture, they were seized cell phones and documentation with bank movements records.
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