US EditionPretrial Detention for Female Civil Servants in Charge of the Buin Civil Registry Office for Theft of $17 Million
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They were arrested on Tuesday, as part of an investigation led by the chief prosecutor of San Bernardo, Paul Martinson, in coordination with the Police Investigation Section (SIP) of Carabineros.
On Friday, the San Bernardo Guarantee Court issued a preventive detention order for Carmen Audala, a civil officer at Buin’s office, and his deputy Fabiola Esparza, after being formalized for embezzlement of public funds, reports DNA Radio. Specifically, the court argued that his freedom represents a risk to the security of society and to the progress of the investigation led by prosecutor Paul Martinson. The case came to light on August 11, whe…
On Friday, the San Bernardo Court of Guarantee left Carmen Myriam Audala Audala and Fabiola Elizabeth Esparza Díaz, head and deputy head of the Buin Civil Registry, charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office as perpetrators of the crime of embezzlement of public funds, committed illicitly between July and August 2025.At the formalization hearing, Judge Andrea Román Bravo ordered the admission to prison of Audala Audala and Esparza Díaz on the gro…
One of the defendants confessed to the crime and noted as motive a debt with a Colombian lender. This version was contested by the prosecution, which questioned the consistency of the statement.
The Court of Guarantee of San Bernardo ordered pre-trial detention for the two civil servants of the Buin Civil Registry who stole about $17 million from a safe deposit box from the agency. Carmen Audala and Fabiola Esparza were formalized for the crime of embezzlement of public funds and were given the utmost caution on the grounds that their freedom constitutes a danger to the security of society. A 90-day period was established for the invest…
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