Leader of 'Del Caballito' criminal group denied bail; fake invoices exceed 12 billion pesos

A judge has confirmed pre-trial detention for eight individuals suspected of belonging to the criminal organization "Del Caballito." This group is allegedly involved in issuing fraudulent invoices and money laundering, with the total value of fake invoices exceeding 12 billion pesos (approximately $667 million USD).

The accused, identified as Maikol, Salvador, Laura, Luis, Manuel, Elda, Montserrat, and Lilia "N," were linked to the process for the crime of issuing false fiscal receipts. The prosecution presented evidence against the alleged members of the criminal network, who are believed to be led by Maikol "N" and Salvador "N."

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the network of invoicing of 'Del Caballito' was operated by individuals who designed and marketed tax evasion mechanisms through their own firms, offering real companies the issuance of invoices for false operations.

Investigations by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office led to arrest warrants, which were executed through dozens of raids in Jalisco, Colima, Sonora, Aguascalientes, Quintana Roo, and Michoacán. During these operations, authorities seized 21 properties, 14 vehicles, and significant amounts of cash in various currencies, including dollars, pesos, yen, pounds sterling, soles, euros, and Danish kroner. The "Del Caballito" network allegedly operated through individuals who designed and marketed tax evasion schemes via their own firms, offering companies the issuance of invoices for non-existent operations.

These firms created shell companies to generate fake fiscal receipts, channeling funds for fictitious transactions. This scheme allowed beneficiary companies to reduce their tax burden and conceal the origin of money, thereby affecting public finances. The prosecution highlighted that this systematic emission of false invoices impacted the national treasury.

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After the invoicing companies channeled the resources obtained to the workers of the beneficiary companies, closing a circuit that allowed them to hide the origin of the money, reduce the payment of taxes and sustain a systematic scheme of issuing false invoices that affected the Public Treasury.