US judicial authorities have launched the auction of two luxury apartments, which he bought with money from businessman Augusto César Tauroni’s co-operative aid, according to the last sentence of which he was convicted, along with former minister Rafael Blasco. Sources close to the businessman refer to this newspaper.
The two properties have been confiscated since 14 March 2012, nearly a year after the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s complaint filed in May 2011 and the case opened following the initial arrests in February 2012.
However, the official confiscation process did not begin until the first sentence in the Blasco case was finalized after the Supreme Court upheld the first sentence of the Valencian Commonwealth of Justice (TSJCV) in June of this year. 2015.
In fact, TSJCV carries out the execution of the sentence itself. Official sources of the judicial institution assure this newspaper: “The last correspondence TSJCV received in response to the last consultation requesting information by the Spanish liaison judge in the USA is from September 2022 of last year and is on the way to the final confiscation of assets, in which that process continues. Progress has been reported.” And now, neither TSJCV nor Generalitat Valenciana, which is conducting private prosecution on parts of the Blasco case, seem to be bearing fruit despite being aware that the auction of the two properties has begun.
The flats to be auctioned were purchased by Tauroni in 2010 and 2011 for one million euros, which came from unsuccessful cooperative aid. One floor is located at 485 Brickell Street, inside the five-star Viceroy Hotel Condo, a Florida luxury apartment hotel with a shared garage, garden, swimming pool and 24-hour reception.
The other house is located at 200 Biscayne Avenue, next to the bay of the same name. This skyscraper is known as the Epic Condominium Residences and Hotel and has a dock for yachts.
The “final confiscation” of both properties began in December 2020; In this process, the 23 defendants in the second part of the Blasco trial were given an audience if they had interests in the properties they had to communicate within thirty days. .or forfeit any right. According to sources close to the businessman, the two apartments were rented for months or days to cover their “$2,000 per month” joint expenses and an unpaid mortgage.
The “package”, which the Americans called “Tauroni Properties”, was completed by two checking accounts at JP Morgan Chase bank, which were also seized and confiscated by the American Justice at the request of the Spanish court. It is also a matter of debate whether the yacht was damaged in the storm.
The yacht that businessman Augusto César Tauroni bought was damaged during one of the seasonal storms in Miami. Some sources pointed to her “disappearing”. It’s as if everything was done because of the condition of the boat due to neglect.