“Tia Rica”: Comptroller Detects that 1,681 People with a Criminal Record Pawned Species
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The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) announced this Wednesday that it found that, during 2023 and 2024, the ...
The Comptroller General's Office of the Republic (CGR) uncovered a bomb this Wednesday: the supervisory body investigated that the Directorate General of Prendario Credit (DICREP), better known as the Tía Rica, does not have sufficient control mechanisms, which has led it to incur a series of irregularities.For example, the CGR realized that between 2023 and 2024, 1,681 people with a criminal record pawned property (jewels and jewelry) on a recu…
These people carried out operations for $1,507 million.
The deputy chief of the PPD-Indep bench, Héctor Ulloa, referred to the Comptroller’s report that revealed serious control failures in the Directorate General of Prendario Credit (Tia Rica), which allowed more than 1,600 people with criminal records to pawn assets for more than $1.5 billion. “The Aunt Rica is being used as an agency [...] The PPD Deputy entry says that “Tia Rica” is used as a receiving agency for stolen items was first published …
The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) found that, during 2023 and 2024, the Directorate-General for Prendary Credit (DICREP) carried out a weak control over its operations. In particular, it was found that persons with a criminal record pawned goods and also that there are people who have turned to the service up to 230 times in a year. This, in the context of an audit of the collateral credits granted to employers, their a…
The Pawnshop Credit Directorate, better known as "Tía Rica" (Rich Aunt), was founded in 1920 as the Popular Credit Fund. Its mission was simple: to lend money in exchange for pawned items, especially jewelry, to help those who couldn't access banks. Over time, people began calling it "Tía Rica" because it was always available to help in times of need, like a generous relative who never fails. But in recent months, the institution has come under …
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