Plataforma de criptomonedas Plusspay quedó bajo investigación en Chile por vínculos con el Tren de Aragua
Las autoridades judiciales de Chile abrieron una investigación contra la plataforma de criptomonedas Plusspay. Argumentan presuntos vínculos con la banda criminal trasnacional Tren de Aragua, ya que presuntamente era parte del esquema de lavado de dinero de la organización delictiva.
TL;DR
- Chilean judicial authorities are investigating the cryptocurrency platform Plusspay.
- The platform is suspected of being involved in money laundering schemes for the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua.
- Searches were conducted at the company's operational offices in Providencia.
- A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the founder, Venezuelan engineer José Manuel Ríos Guaidó, who is currently unaccounted for and presumed to have left Chile.
- The company allegedly operated as a fintech, converting local currency transfers into stablecoins like USDT and USDC.
- Suspicious financial flows linked to the structure exceed $84 million.
- Various cells of the Tren de Aragua reportedly used this financial gateway in key Chilean regions (Temuco, Puerto Montt, Iquique, Valparaíso) to launder criminal proceeds.