Arce Family Under Fire | Familia de Arce bajo la lupa

By Erbol:

Prosecutor’s Office investigates Luis Alberto Arce Catacora’s family for illicit gains and will seek prison for his son Marcelo

Arce with his children in a photo he posted in 2020.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an ex officio investigation for the crime of money laundering (illicit gains) against the family of former president Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, within which his eldest son, Luis Marcelo Arce Mosqueira, was arrested in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

According to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office, the case was opened without a formal complaint. The investigation is in its preliminary stage and involves several members of the Arce family, based on evidence collected by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the arrest warrant against Marcelo Arce Mosqueira, those under investigation also include his father, Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, as well as his siblings Rafael and Camila Arce Mosqueira.

The Prosecutor’s Office announced that it will request pretrial detention for Marcelo Arce Mosqueira while the investigation proceeds. The request is based on the existence of procedural risks, such as possible obstruction of the investigation and failure to submit to the legal process.

It argues that there is sufficient evidence against Marcelo Arce Mosqueira and that he had allegedly remained in hiding.

Following the execution of the arrest warrant, the suspect was taken to police facilities, where he remained in holding cells overnight under custody, awaiting his appearance before a judicial authority.

Luis Marcelo Arce was also under investigation last year for the crime of domestic violence, while his brother Rafael has outstanding arrest warrants for offenses related to assets allegedly acquired under suspicious circumstances.

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