Paraguay Charges Six in Failed Bank Case
Prosecutors say the suspects formed an organized group that ignored flagged credit risks, and they seek detention while the case remains in its preparatory stage.
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, Paraguay's prosecution service presented criminal association charges against former President Santiago Peña and five officials in connection with the Ueno Bank crisis.
- Prosecutors allege the suspects formed an organised structure with distribution of functions to favor companies linked to Ueno, ignoring technical reports that warned of excess credit limits.
- Judge Humberto Otazú ordered 15 days of pretrial detention for three former Central Bank of Paraguay officials facing charges of criminal association and breach of trust.
- Caballero and Mora were arrested Friday, while González turned himself in at an Asunción police station; González also faces charges of producing and using false public documents.
- All six suspects are presumed innocent as case 92/2026 remains in the preparatory stage, though Peña faces a potential 15-year penalty if convicted.
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ورووا ووونااال عبر Cedarnews.net. لمابعة المبيد من العبار والبارير العرية وورونا علا موعنا. Paraguayan promoters added on Friday (13) the charge of criminal association against former President Santiago Peña. وم نار الار بر موعع Cedarnews الباباريي. لالالاع علة علبيد مميد من الةابالالة والالارية الالرالالاالاالالارية الاااااالااااالر ا الا اا الر ا ا ا ا ا ا ار ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا
The Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the ex-mandatario would have headed a structure within the state apparatus to favor the bank, intervened for solvency problems. Peña remains in pretrial detention and risks up to 15 years in prison.
Former Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has been charged with criminal conspiracy related to the collapse of Ueno Bank. Prosecutors also discovered assets abroad.
Asunción. The Attorney General’s Office of Paraguay yesterday asked to extend the accusation against former President Santiago Peña, who was accused of leading a criminal organization along with five directors of the Central Bank to protect Ueno Bank, whose collapse ended with his imprisonment. Several countries confirmed to the authorities of the South American nation that they found funds linked to the digital institution.
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