Rodrigo
Ferreyra Díaz (36)
had been wanted since November 24, accused of being part of a gang that extorted businessmen with false allegations of sexual abuse.
They found him two months later, living at a friend's house, in San José, a town in the province of Entre Ríos where he had gotten a job at a car wash.
Another member of this group, the businessman and racing driver
Juan Manuel Piñeiro (40)
, had been arrested in the first raid ordered by prosecutor Pablo Masferrer, of the Functional Instruction Unit No. 2 of Morón, and the Guarantee Court. No. 6, by Judge Lucía Casabayo.
The two were charged with "
repeated arson in two incidents, one of them attempted
."
Fact 1.
On April 9, 2023, at 2:22, Ferreyra Díaz showed up at the Golden Cars store, at 2599 Don Bosco Avenue, in Morón, with four plastic drums and set fire to the business of Top Race driver Norberto Carlos. Chiqui" Grosso, which damaged two utility vehicles - a Peugeot Partner and a Renault Kangoo - as well as the front of the business.
Top Race driver Norberto "Chiqui" Grosso.
Fact 2.
On June 16, 2023, at 0:35, he returned to the same premises, with two drums, tried to set it on fire and failed, since the stable security officer discovered him and put him to flight.
Fact 3.
On June 17, 2023, at 7 a.m., together with Juan Manuel Piñeiro, with two drums, they set fire to the house of César Nicolás Medina Trejo, in Magnasco at 6600, González Catán (La Matanza), causing damage to the entrance gate.
"El Gordo" Ferreyra Díaz, who was detained by the Federal Operational Unit Division (DUOF) of Concepción del Uruguay together with Morón police, refused to testify on January 23 on the advice of his official defender.
According to reports, among the victims are also businessmen
Elías Piccirillo
-
Jésica Cirio
's boyfriend - and
Juan Nápoli
- president of the Banco de Valores and advisor to President
Javier Milei
-.
Juan Manuel Piñeiro, accused of setting businessmen's businesses on fire to extort them in the GBA.
Lawyer
Matías Morla
, who represents Grosso in this file, maintained that the suspect captured in Entre Ríos "was in charge of setting fires to the properties of different famous personalities in order to later extort them."
"
The evidence is compelling
, we have film material where he can be seen setting fire to my client's property and that is why his arrest was key," he said.
According to sources, this organization was dedicated to extorting politicians, athletes and businessmen.
EMJ