Peruvian Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group member Jose Domingo Perez on Tuesday led an operation to seize three properties linked to businessman Gonzalo Monteverde Bussalleu, who used to hand over monetary amounts to Brazilian company Odebrecht's officers based in Peru.
The seizure was authorized by Judge Jorge Chavez Tamariz of the Third Preparatory Investigation Court Specialized in Corruption Offenses Committed by Public Officials.
The Prosecutor's Office, he said, "has always referred to him as such in our line of investigation."
In March 2019, the Peruvian justice ordered 36 months of preventive detention against entrepreneurs Gonzalo Monteverde Bussalleu, Maria Isabel Carmona, and Wilfredo Salinas.
Monteverde Bussalleu has been non-domiciled since February 23, 2019, when the Judiciary ordered 10 days of preliminary detention against him over his alleged role in making Odebrecht's illegal payments in Peru.
In the same month, the Prosecutor's Office raided his properties in the context of investigations into alleged bribes paid by the Brazilian company to former Peruvian Government officials in exchange for public works.
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Published: 1/7/2020