The investigation revealed that the suspects created several unregistered companies and demanded money from applicants under the pretext of various procedures. On Wednesday morning, the UDEC Investigation Unit of the Fiscal Corps conducted raids at two homes, where a man and a woman were detained. This was part of an investigation into scams related to employment in the mining sector. The investigation began on February 27 after the first complaint, and after the case became public, 31 more complaints were added from people who reported being contacted with offers of work in mining projects. According to a statement from the Salta Public Ministry, the woman posed as a technical professional, using titles she could not prove, and offered participation in projects linked to companies in the sector. During the raids, much documentation and items of interest to the case were seized. To prevent the phantom companies from continuing to commit fraud, the interim prosecutor for the Unit of Complex Economic Crimes, Ana Inés Salinas Odorisio, requested the freezing of eight bank accounts. These accounts were used to recruit personnel, issue documents related to hiring processes, and maintain the appearance of a business operation linked to mining projects. Investigators found that through these companies, professionals and workers—including engineers, surveyors, and operators—were recruited "with the promise of future employment in projects linked to sector companies." The scam involved requesting money "for various concepts related to the supposed hiring process, such as administrative procedures or pre-employment studies."
