Attorney Luis Almada, representing former senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years for money laundering and criminal association, has requested that his client be transferred to the Viñas Cué military prison or the National Police Specialized Group, citing security risks and health concerns.
Tribunal de Sentencia Especializado en Crimen Organizado
Tribunal encargado del juicio oral de Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes.
Paraguayan ex-senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years in prison for money laundering and criminal association, slept Monday night in a cell at the National Police Judicial Department in Asunción while awaiting authorization to be transferred to the National Pretrial Detention Center (formerly Tacumbú) or another penitentiary. He shares the space with 135 other detainees and receives no special treatment.
César Javier Portillo, former foreman of a ranch in Capitán Bado, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for murdering the owner during an argument over money from cattle sales. The crime occurred in October 2023 in the Aguará Veve colony.
Former Colorado Senator Erico Galeano, convicted of money laundering and criminal association, spent the night at the National Police Judicial Department after alternative measures were revoked. He awaits transfer to a prison, yet to be determined.
Two 16-year-old teenagers were arrested by the National Police in Lambaré after attempting to rob a Bolt driver, who managed to thwart the crime by mentioning the vehicle's GPS tracking.
The former chief of staff of the Asunción City Hall, Wilfrido Cáceres, and his wife, Ruth Jazmín Da Silva Almirón, will be tried starting July 27 for illicit enrichment and money laundering. The accusation points to bank transactions incompatible with legal income and simulated transfers of assets to alleged front men.
Appeals Court confirms rejection of former senator Erico Galeano's appeal, sentenced to 13 years for money laundering and criminal association. With the decision, the Sentencing Court may schedule a hearing to decide on preventive detention.
The second commander of the Paraguayan Volunteer Fire Department criticizes the lack of action by mayors to prevent fires, while the Sentencing Court receives data from the cell phone of drug trafficker Lindomar Reges Furtado for the trial of former minister Arnaldo Giuzzio. In Ciudad del Este, the 'Grindr gang' strikes again, and Operation Omega combats child pornography.
The Specialized Court for Organized Crime has formally received data extracted from the cell phone of Lindomar Reges Furtado, sentenced to 37 years in prison in Brazil for drug trafficking. The information will be translated and analyzed to verify a possible link with former minister Arnaldo Giuzzio, accused of aggravated passive bribery.
The Specialized Court for Organized Crime has set June 3, 2026, as the start date for the oral trial of Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes, accused of international drug trafficking, money laundering, and criminal association. The defendant was arrested in August 2024, on the same day his father, Congressman Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes, died in a confrontation with police during simultaneous operations.
The Specialized Economic Crimes Trial Court postponed to August 24 the trial of former Peace Judge of La Catedral, Nathalia Guadalupe Garcete Aquino, accused of misconduct in the scheme known as the 'promissory note mafia'. Pending appeals and a challenge against the appellate judges motivated the new postponement.