The beneficiaries of this digital monetary means, granted to a group of high executives, invested high sums in colones and dollars, although without the support of policies or official dispositions for its use, or proof of a labor retribution, Teletica channel added.

According to the TV channel, the Economic Crimes Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case of the company, also known as “Coopeservidores” after the intervention and deactivation of the financial entity, intends to establish that it incurred in these payments to the detriment of its clients.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office – Teletica added- learned about these operations which, according to former authorities questioned, appeared as a means of payment represented in a total account of 83,671,000 colones (some 157,866 dollars).

The operation was revealed in the last hours when the case of an ex-functionary (only his surname Castro Solís was informed), who invested millionaire sums with the mentioned corporate cards during seven months, between September 2, 2023 and April 1, 2024, said the channel.

The fact became a scandal after the denunciation of the former general manager of Coopeservidores, Óscar Hidalgo, who revealed exorbitant expenses of the former employee in Mexico and the United States, in material objects and services, although Castro Solís’ lawyer, Federico Campos, alleged that this resource “was part of the salary”.

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