Last night, we told you about the strange twist in the case of the 3 Mexicans accused of fraudulently withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars from Atlantic Bank ATM’s across the country.
As we reported 26 year old Belen Hernandez and 31 year old Lionel Rodriguez went before Corozal Magistrate Patricia Arana yesterday. Lead investigator, Inspector Wilfredo Ferrufino, had to disclose that the cops had no evidence to provide the court so the 2 charges against them in that jurisdiction were thrown out. But before they could go anywhere, the cops had new charges against both.
Today we had a good opportunity to grill Inspector Ferrufino about the collapsing case:
As to the new charges, Hernandez was charged with 2 counts of theft from Atlantic Bank, and for both counts, the cops say that he withdrew $300 on two separate occasions. Rodriguez was charged with 5 counts of theft. The cops are accusing him of withdrawing $300 each time on 3 separate occasions. They say that he went back to Atlantic Bank’s ATM and withdrew $1,000 on 2 other dates.
They’re remanded on the grounds that they are flight risks.
They go back before the Corozal Magistrate on May 28.
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