June 16, 2026 at – 7:43 p.m.
The Prosecutor’s Office presented an accusation against the former deputy and president of the JEM, Orlando Arévalo, for alleged aggravated passive bribery in the #LaMafiaManda case. The Public Ministry also requests that the case be elevated to an oral and public trial.
For the #LaMafiaManda case and the alleged negotiations with the deceased deputy Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes for “save” to magistrates or prosecutors, the former deputy Orlando Gabriel Arévalo Zielanko He had been charged by the Public Ministry.
Now the prosecutors Francisco Cabrera, Verónica Valdez and Luis Piñánezthey formulated the accusation against the former Colorado legislator for the punishable act of aggravated passive bribery. The same measure also affects Guido Javier Díaz Domínguez as an accomplice. Likewise, investigators from the Specialized Unit in Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption ask the judge Humberto Otazú that the case be elevated to an oral and public trial.
According to what was investigated, Arévalo requested and accepted that former deputy Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes will endorse three checks for a total of Gs. 202,000,000 to serve as collateral for a personal credit that the defendant could not obtain on his own, in exchange for using his position in the JEM to favor tax agent Stella Mary Cano in a disciplinary process.
Likewise, the research that was supported in the WhatsApp chat extraction from Gomes’ phone, determined that “the pact” was fulfilled by voting in favor of a warning for the prosecutor. Likewise, it aims to Guido Díaz as an accomplice and manager of the credit operation.
Read more: #LaMafiaManda: New setback for Orlando Arévalo in trial for alleged bribery
Lalo Gomes asked Arévalo to be the prosecutor on trial
The case of the checks dates back to September 8, 2023, while 3 days later, on September 11 of that year, Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes contacted Orlando Arévalo and asked him to receive the prosecutor Stella Mary Cano, to which Arévalo indicated that he would receive her at 7:00 p.m. in your housein the city of Lambare. The tax agent was on trial in that.
While “Lalo” interceded for Stella Mary Cano, Guido Díaz He told him that the money had already been deposited on Orlando Arévalo’s account.
On November 3, the prosecutor Stella Mary Cano He contacted Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes so that he could intercede in his case, telling him that his suspension was going to be requested from the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ).
Already on March 5, 2024, Lalo Gomes wrote a message to Stella Mary Cano saying: Congratulations!, while informing him that he met with Orlando Arévalo. After these actions, on March 21, the Jury again addressed the case of Stella Mary Cano and decided to apply the lightest sanction, the warning, for poor functional performance. Cano resigned this year from the Public Ministry and is charged with alleged persecution of innocent people.
Read more: Court accepts resignation of Stella Mary Cano from the Prosecutor’s Office
