Mario Gerardo Berra Rojo, the head of the tourism company Flegueres, was arrested in Mexico on charges of defrauding more than 3,600 people out of over 20 million dollars in Argentina. This case led to the creation of a special email to file complaints, as they kept coming in.
After an investigation, it was determined that Berra Rojo had left Argentina on April 9, 2023, for Chile using his Mexican passport despite having his Argentine ID. This led Judge Gallettilo to declare him a fugitive on May 3, 2023, and issue a national and international arrest warrant, which was confirmed in July of the same year.
The number of people affected in this case totals 3,601, all victims of contracted tourist packages that were not fulfilled. The total economic damage is estimated to reach 19,665,725.54 dollars, 4,500 euros, and 471,244,963.09 pesos. While awaiting his extradition, the prosecutor's office continues to investigate and trying to determine the assets of both the company and Berra Rojo.
In November 2023, Interpol Argentina received information that Berra Rojo had attended the final of the Copa Libertadores in Rio de Janeiro, which turned out to be a maneuver to mislead the authorities, as he was actually in Mexico. Berra Rojo's company, Turismo Felgueres or Luxury Travel Corp S.R.L., offered luxury trips to destinations such as Turkey and Greece at very competitive prices.
The investigation began after, during the long weekend of Holy Week in 2023, numerous Argentines who had paid for tourist packages were stranded at the Ezeiza International Airport when they could not board the flights to the contracted destinations due to the tickets not being issued. Due to the lack of response from the company, the prosecutor's office initiated a process for the crime of repeated fraud.
