Paraguay Court to Try Garcete Clan for Usury Linked to González Daher

The Garcete clan faces a trial for alleged usury and money laundering, with the Supreme Court of Justice rejecting a final appeal. This decision allows prosecutors to proceed with the case against Roberto Damián Garcete Rodríguez and his son, Roberto Alejandro Garcete Cano.

They are accused of dispossessing a client of a house worth approximately 1.1 billion Paraguayan guaranis (G.) over a loan of 200 million guaranis. The victim reportedly claims he was pressured into signing over the property after a meeting with Ramón González Daher, a figure allegedly linked to the Garcete's usury scheme.

The case dates back to June 2013, when Eladio Miguel Britos, owner of the construction firm Proyinel SA, sought a loan from Roberto Damián Garcete Rodríguez. According to the prosecution, Britos and his daughters were pressured at Garcete's notary office to sign a "commitment to pay," which was actually a sale agreement for the valuable property. The Supreme Court's ruling confirms the inadmissibility of the defense's appeal, leaving the oral and public trial open for the Garcete family.

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The Justice system now has no impediment whatsoever to initiate the oral trial against Roberto Damián Garcete Rodríguez and his son Roberto Alejandro Garcete Cano, accused of a supposed scheme of usury and money laundering linked to Ramón González Daher.