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Woman Caught Selling Fake Earthquake Victim Properties in Colombia

Police in Colombia arrested a woman attempting to sell stolen land using forged documents and silicone fingerprints.

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Yulieth Nathalia Motta Díaz, a 41-year-old woman from Fresno, Tolima, was arrested in Dosquebradas, Risaralda, for attempting to sell a property belonging to an earthquake victim. [1] Investigators found that Motta Díaz possessed the owner's ID card, property deeds, and fingerprints printed in silicone to facilitate the fraud. [2] The suspect was caught in the Notaría 2 of Dosquebradas while trying to sell a plot of land for 400 million pesos, although the fake contract listed the value as 95 million pesos. [3] During the arrest, authorities found that Motta Díaz used a modified ID card with the victim's photo and silicone fingerprints adhered to her own fingers to bypass the notary office's biometric controls. [4] Yulieth Nathalia Motta Díaz has a prior criminal record including a 2012 prison sentence for fraud and false public documents, identity theft in 2023, escape from prison in 2014, 2019, and 2020, and a 2018 arrest for being part of the criminal organization 'Los Monarcas'. [5] Authorities are currently investigating whether this case is part of a wider network of document forgery and identity theft targeting earthquake victims. [6] The Fiscalía General de la Nación is investigating whether this case is isolated or part of a wider criminal network targeting property owners affected by the seismic emergency in the region. [7]
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  1. Yulieth Nathalia Motta Díaz, a 41-year-old woman from Fresno, Tolima, was arrested in Dosquebradas, Risaralda, for attempting to sell a property belonging to an earthquake victim. · El Tiempo
  2. Investigators found that Motta Díaz possessed the owner's ID card, property deeds, and fingerprints printed in silicone to facilitate the fraud. · El Tiempo
  3. The suspect was caught in the Notaría 2 of Dosquebradas while trying to sell a plot of land for 400 million pesos, although the fake contract listed the value as 95 million pesos. · El Tiempo
  4. During the arrest, authorities found that Motta Díaz used a modified ID card with the victim's photo and silicone fingerprints adhered to her own fingers to bypass the notary office's biometric controls. · El Colombiano
  5. Yulieth Nathalia Motta Díaz has a prior criminal record including a 2012 prison sentence for fraud and false public documents, identity theft in 2023, escape from prison in 2014, 2019, and 2020, and a 2018 arrest for being part of the criminal organization 'Los Monarcas'. · El Colombiano
  6. Authorities are currently investigating whether this case is part of a wider network of document forgery and identity theft targeting earthquake victims. · El Tiempo
  7. The Fiscalía General de la Nación is investigating whether this case is isolated or part of a wider criminal network targeting property owners affected by the seismic emergency in the region. · El Colombiano
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