This past Wednesday, April 3, the trial began against a father and son, residents of the Madrid town of Boadilla del Monte, accused of an alleged continued crime of fraud due to a false bracelet business belonging to the Colombian singer Maluma and with which They illegally obtained nearly 153,000 euros.
During the trial, which took place in the Provincial Court of Madrid and which was scheduled for sentencing this Thursday, those accused of fraudulently diverting sales from a website of the singer’s bracelets defended their innocence, denying the facts and ensuring that the business It was “lawful.”
Furthermore, the maximum victim of this operation was the son of the deceased Rocío Dúrcal, Antonio Morales de las Heras, who participated as a capitalist partner in the business. The singer’s son demands that the defendants return about 600,000 euros, an amount that he contributed to market the bracelets. Likewise, he accuses them of creating a “computer trick” to divert sales amounts to their accounts. A statement that the accused have completely denied, since there would be “no evidence” either.
The prosecutor requests three years in prison for those accused of a continued crime of fraud. However, given that the father, of Argentine origin, is in an illegal administrative situation in Spain, he has requested to replace the prison sentence with expulsion from the country for seven years. On the other hand, the prosecutor also demands that both pay a fine of 8,250 euros, and that they compensate the victim with the 153,919 euros swindled plus interest.
In the statement, one of the accused assured that he was not a scammer and that his son would be incapable of defrauding anyone. ”This catches my attention because it is illogical to do it one month before the contract ends, and we were also negotiating with Antonio to make a perfume,” said the accused, referring to Antonio Morales.
Likewise, the accused wanted to remember that he has been working as an audiovisual producer in the production of soap operas for more than 40 years and that Maluma himself was aware of the business. As for his son, who was by video call from Miami, he refused to use his right to the last word. The defense lawyer has requested the acquittal of the accused given that there is no evidence of the alleged benefits. However, Antonio Morales’ lawyer continues to demand compensation of 600,000 euros.
