53-year-old Majorcan chef David Peregrina Capó it was last friday He was shot and killed along with his wife in his restaurant in Porto Seguro, Brazil., After being twice convicted in 2012 for fraud, abuse and document forgery, he fled Spanish justice to the South American country. Pilgrim He was the manager of a bank branch in Muro between 2003 and 2004. he directed A conspiracy to defraud nearly two million euros by granting false mortgages. After his escape, The Provincial Court issued two arrest warrants, even though they had been previously stipulated.. He was currently running the Ilha dos Riberinos restaurant in Brazil. He was killed along with his wife, Érica da Silva Santos, 38, in what police believe was a violent robbery. The couple had a son.
David Peregrina In the early 2000s, he was the manager of a bank branch in Muro. According to the conviction, he reached an agreement with the owner of a real estate agency between 2003 and 2004. hatch a large-scale fraud scheme. They hired front men who posed as home buyers in exchange for money.
scammers Fictitious buyers falsified company certificates and pay stubs to appear solvent and also obtained high valuations for homes. It would probably be sold with promotions in Palma, Santanyí, sa Pobla, Inca and Manacor. This way They managed to get the business to make 18 mortgage loans to front men This amount, ranging from 75,000 to 175,000 euros, caused the asset loss of more than two million euros.
When the police investigated the conspiracy at the end of the decadePeregrina fled to Brazil and remained a fugitive for two years. He eventually returned to Spain and He underwent two hearings at Palma Court in early 2012.
In February of that year He was first sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for fraud. He soon received A further sentence of two years and seven months in prison for embezzlement and falsification of documents.
These two sentences implied that he went to prison, but the man He fled to Brazil again and managed to escape justice. The Provincial Court had ordered He had two arrest warrants and was in the process of search and arrest, Although sources from the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands confirmed this today These conditions had already been repealed because his crimes had expired.
Founded in Brazil
The next thing known about David Peregrina is this: He settled in the tourist city Porto Seguro in the Brazilian state of Bahia. He owned the Ilha dos Ribeirinhos restaurant on the banks of the Buranhém River, specializing in paella and Spanish cuisine.
He married Brazilian citizen Erica da Silva Santos (38) and had a son with her.. The couple was well known in the region and the chef had participated in several gastronomic competitions in recent months. ANDLast Friday, the pair were found murdered at a business in what Brazilian police believe was a violent robbery.