Police Arrest woman Offering Loan Processing Services with Forged Documents to Banks
The National Police, in association with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, carried out Operation Falsum in the district of La Chorrera, for the alleged commission of the crime against the economic order in its modality of financial crimes, after an economic loss of thousands of dollars to banking entities. As a result, a Panamanian woman linked to investigations for these crimes was apprehended.
According to the investigations carried out by the authorities, she was dedicated to attracting and recruiting people, to whom she offered facilities for obtaining credits in different banking entities. To that end, she provided allegedly false documentation, such as work records, employment letters, pay stubs and social security certificates, with the aim of creating the appearance of job stability and economic solvency of the applicants. Through this deception and falsification, the suspect obtained loan approvals using fraudulent information, illicitly profiting from the loans. Three other individuals have also been charged in connection with this case.
