Ulises Villegascurrent mayor of the district of Comashe was sentenced in the first instance to Six years in effective prison (with deferred execution) for the crime of aggravated collusion. The sentence was requested by the second office of the Provincial Prosecutor Corporate specialized in crimes of Corruption of officials of Lima Norte, within the framework of a case that dates back to 2017, when the burgomaster was a representative of the UDEL Group company.
The case focuses on the award of the work “Improvement of roads of the Santa Rosa extension and passage from the cross of the San Camilo human settlements, San Albino and the steering wheel (SNIP-29876)”, in the District of Independence. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the company Udel Group, represented by Villegas, He signed agreements with municipal officials to deliver the work even though it was not completed, which would have caused economic damage to the State.
As if that were not enough, next to the Burgomaster of Comas, Rubén Jiménez (former municipal manager of Independence), Elizabeth Espinoza (former manager of Independence Infrastructure), Pedro Ancajima (Plant Exingenero) and César Cervantes (Expervisor of Work) were sentenced, all as co -authors of the crime of aggravated collusion.
It should be noted that the sentence also includes the payment of 365 days fine and an disqualification for five years to exercise public function or hire with the State, a sanction that is also pending confirmation in the second instance.
In addition, Santos Espinoza were convicted in the same process (Former Environmental Management) and Raymundo Concepción (former manager of Administration and Finance), to three years in effective prison for the crime of ideological falsehood, also with deferred execution.
-During the oral trial, the provincial prosecutor Jorge Mauro García Juárez He supported that, in 2017, an agreement was configured between municipal officials and the contractor to receive public works although it was unfinished. According to the accusation, the project had to benefit various human settlements of the district of Independencebut the work did not comply with the parameters established in the technical file.
Among the elements of conviction presented by the Prosecutor’s Office are reports from the Comptroller General of the Republic, of the Supervisory Agency for State Hiring (OSCE)Civil Engineering, Accounting, Economy and the Full Technical File of the project. These evidence would aim for coordination among those involved to simulate the culmination of the works and authorize their delivery.
As is known, the figure of the aggravated collusion, according to the Criminal Code of our country, is configured when a public official agrees with a contractor to disappoint the State. In this case, Ulises Villegas acted as legal representative of UDEL Group, a company responsible for executing the work.
Although the conviction was already issued, it has not been made effective. The reason: it is a Judgment of First Instance And, in accordance with Peruvian legislation, those sentenced have the right to appeal. While the appeal is resolved in a higher instance, the execution of penalties is suspended.
The figure of deferred execution allows sentenced persons not to immediately enter a penitentiary center. Instead, they remain released while deciding whether the conviction will be ratified, modified or revoked. From the Municipality of Comas They pointed to our environment that Mayor Villegas already appealed the sentence and is waiting for a pronouncement by the Judicial Branch.
