Businesswoman acquitted of real estate fraud & money laundering
He said the dispute was civil and it was governed by the terms of the contracts between the parties. He stated that the Court of Cassation's ruling was based on the 'illuminating truth,' which established the absence of a fraudulent operation and that the incident did not constitute, in any way, a crime of fraud or theft of another's property. In its ruling, the Court of Cassation considered the incident a civil dispute governed by the terms of the contracts between the seller and buyer. 'Although there were some contractual obligations that the seller failed to fulfill in these contracts, the buyer had the right to file a civil suit against the seller, requesting rescission, refund of the amount paid and compensation, if justified,' the court explained. It added 'this led to the denial of the crime of money laundering, since the first crime, fraud, was not established, since the construction of chalets and offering them for sale are considered a real and natural project.'
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