The judge of the National Court, José Luis Calama, has admitted to processing the complaint filed by the businessman investigated in the alleged pyramid scam of Madeira Invest, Álvaro Romillo, against the MEP Alvise Pérez, the leader of the political party Se Acabó La Fiesta, for the crime of illegal financing of political parties for having received 100,000 euros to finance his electoral campaign for the European Parliament.
In the order, Judge Calama offers the MEP, precisely given his status as a certified person, “the possibility of appearing at the proceedings and testifying voluntarily in court on November 20, as well as providing documents, proposing investigation proceedings and participate in the investigation of the case”.
The magistrate investigating the procedure, however, has agreed to open a separate piece independent of the main case, which investigates the alleged pyramid scheme through Romillo’s business network. It should be remembered that, as this newspaper reported, the plot involves at least 26 companies. and allegedly defrauded more than 2,000 investors of 600 million euros. According to consulted sources, Romillo and his father, Domingo Romillo, along with other partners, formed a complex corporate network that promised returns of more than 50% with investments in cryptocurrencies, art, luxury cars and even real estate projects. The MEP went to Romillo, precisely, because of his position as CEO of this company.
In this main case, Calama points out that Alvise’s actions in promoting the allegedly illicit activity carried out through the business network, “could give rise to his consideration as a necessary cooperator in the crime of aggravated fraud.” Although the judge states that the admission of the complaint for processing does not yet constitute “an act of judicial accusation”, he makes it clear that the mere receipt of black money with the knowledge that it will be contributed to the political formation is an act criminal. In parallel, apart from the investigation in the Court, the Prosecutor’s Office already sent to the Supreme Court at the beginning of this month of October, another complaint against the MEP for his relationship with the alleged pyramid scam of Madeira Invest after having received the money and promoting the investment platform.
The main lawsuit against the plot has been presented by the Zaballos law firm, which already brings together more than 300 people affected by the network, and has demanded that a search and arrest warrant be issued against Romillo, whose whereabouts are unknown and that He allegedly fled the country on a Maltese-flagged yacht, valued at 26 million euros. Some of the companies involved in the plot would, in fact, be emptying their assets, as is the case of PKW Italien, which manages a luxury car dealership that between September 12 and 15 was completely vacated.
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