Former tv presenter turned lawyer, Sergio Méndez, and his spouse, Norma Patricia Méndez de Romero, have come below scrutiny after it was revealed that they bought a home in Houston, Texas, simply 9 days earlier than it was disclosed that the Cooperative Santa Victoria (COSAVI) had diverted over $35 million. Méndez, who was the authorized consultant of COSAVI till its current intervention, and Romero, the previous President of the Supervisory Board, made the acquisition amid ongoing investigations into the cooperative for cash laundering and different crimes.
The home, positioned on Fair Falls Drive in Kingwood, boasts 4 bedrooms, two and a half loos, and spans over 3,000 sq. toes. The couple paid $265,939 to the vendor and $3,310 in property tax for the property, the origin of which stays unknown.
COSAVI, at present below investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the Superintendency of the Financial System, has been intervened for a number of months on account of monetary irregularities. The cooperative’s former administration, together with the overall supervisor and the finance and administration director, have additionally left the nation amidst the continuing investigations.
Romero de Méndez, who held a outstanding place inside COSAVI, is reportedly married to Méndez, additional elevating questions on their involvement within the alleged diversion of funds. The couple’s sudden departure from the nation has solely added gasoline to the hearth of hypothesis surrounding their function within the scandal.
As the investigation into COSAVI’s monetary mismanagement continues, Sergio Méndez and Norma Patricia Méndez de Romero discover themselves on the middle of a rising controversy surrounding the cooperative’s actions. The buy of an expensive residence in Houston amidst such severe allegations has solely intensified the scrutiny on the couple and their potential involvement within the scandal.