A financial network that would have allowed more than 153,000 million pesos to be laundered was revealed after an investigation carried out by the Attorney General’s Office, which led to the prosecution of five people accused of operating a system of selling fictitious invoices from Bogotá through nine companies created solely for that purpose.

According to the accusing body, those involved would have used the names and commercial records of these companies to simulate economic operations that never occurred.

Although the companies were formally established and registered with the Chamber of Commerce, they had no real activity; Its only function would have been the generation of electronic invoices intended to benefit other companies, which then used said documents as support in income and VAT declarations to illegally reduce their tax obligations.

The Prosecutor’s Office explained that this model allowed resources that would exceed 153,785 million pesos to be moved and given the appearance of legality. The funds received, which allegedly came from illicit activities, were channeled through banking products, electronic transactions and check payments.

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Part of the money would have ended up invested in assets acquired in cash, which, according to the investigation, generated an unjustified increase in assets close to 1,819 million pesos.

Those designated to lead this mechanism are Sandra Acero, Johanna Silva, Yeison Loaiza and Óscar Silva, who would have served as legal representatives of the nine companies involved and direct operators of the customer acquisition model. Elvis Quintero joins them, accused of being the person in charge of issuing the accounting documents that supported the fraudulent maneuvers.

During the hearings, the Prosecutor’s Office charged them with the crimes of money laundering, conspiracy to commit a crime, and illicit enrichment of individuals. According to the material evidence presented by a prosecutor from the Specialized Directorate against Tax Crimes, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the five investigated would have acted in a coordinated manner to sustain and benefit the scheme for a prolonged period.

The process continues under judicial supervision, while the authorities make progress in identifying the companies that acquired the invoices and that would have benefited from this criminal structure.