They ordered the release of the businessman accused of a series of scams in the construction of prefabricated homes. Nestor Gabriel S. of the signature Modern House, He was charged as the author of “repeated scams,” eleven in total.
Nine victims attended the hearing and testified before the judge. The precautionary measure was agreed between the prosecutor Frederick Grimberg and defense attorneys Agustin Marquez and Esteban Yossenand ordered by the judge Nicholas Falkenberg.
Néstor S. must establish an address, appear before the Public Prosecutor’s Office every 15 days and you will not be able to leave the country. They ordered an inhibition and assets for $50 M and the seizure of two vehicles that are in the name of his partner.
In addition, the accused will have to present a proposal of agreement to the victims within 30 days, and will not be able to approach or contact some of the victims.
The prosecution also reported that Camila R.partner and partner of Néstor S., will be charged at the MPA headquarters on June 25.
The cause
The indictment stated that Néstor S. had the collaboration of a woman, Camila R., with whom they “simulated the existence of a construction company called ‘Moderno House’, solvent and with operational capacity,” at least since January. from 2021 to date.
The firm had a commercial premises, located in Facundo Zuviría at 6699 in the city of Santa Fe. According to the prosecution, they signed million-dollar contracts with third parties for the construction of homes of different characteristics, “knowing that they would not be able to fulfill them.”
“In all cases, with the payment of 70% of the contract, the company had to begin executing the work and complete it within a period of 90 days,” reported the prosecutor, after which he listed eleven cases in which contracts were signed, The victims paid from $1,166,000 to $5,737,000, and what was agreed was not fulfilled.
“Professional scammers”
At the beginning of the hearing, without the presence of the accused, nine victims decided to testify. Some are from the city of Santa Fe and surrounding areas, there were also people from Sa Pereira and Entre Ríos.
They all said they trusted justice and asked that Néstor S. remain behind bars because they considered him “dangerous to society.” “They are professional scammers, society expects something exemplary”, “if they give him freedom, what are people going to think of the prosecutor and the judge? “That justice is useless,” they stated.
“There are more victims, some are only now finding out,” they explained, one of those present said she had heard about the case yesterday in the media. “We are going to constitute ourselves as plaintiffs,” “they stole our dream of owning our own home, our savings.”
