Queen Cañas, “Tía Bubu”, after the court decision: “I will take my life back and what people saw that I did”

Former presenter Regina Cañas was sentenced to three years in prison for being replaced by community works for covering up the embezzlement of funds from Mauricio Funes.

Former TV presenter Regina Cañas Rivera, known as “Tía Bubu”, was sentenced this afternoon to three years in prison for covering up the money laundering crime committed by former fugitive President Mauricio Funes, confirmed Attorney General Office of the Republic (FGR).

However, FGR himself and Cañas Rivera’s defense lawyer, Arnau Baulenas, indicated that the sentence will be replaced by public works that have not yet been specified by the judge in the case.

The Seventh Court of Instruction found Regina Cañas guilty on March 23 of the crime of concealing money laundering, a fact committed by former fugitive President Mauricio Funes. Video EDH / Damaris Girón.

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Given this, “Aunt Bubu” said she was happy with the decision because “I will resume my life and do what people have seen me do, which is work and work,” said the fugitive’s ex-wife Mauricio Funes. , Who made brief statements to the press after the conviction.

Similarly, Baulenas explained that, despite the fact that the details of the sentence handed down by the Seventh Court of Inquiry are not known, Cañas Rivera regains his freedom without restrictions, because “there are no documents or expert reports showing that Regina received funds public. “.

The former television presenter reached an agreement with the General Prosecutor’s Office to minimize the punishment for the crime she was accused of: instead, she had to accept the crime and accept the civil liability that will be established by the court.

According to Arnau Baulenas, defense lawyer for “Tía Bubu”, by this decision the former television presenter regains her unrestricted freedom. Photo: EDH / Francisco Rubio

In this regard, the Prosecutor’s Office managed to compensate $ 95,000 that Funes gave to her son so that he could invest in the business of purchasing vehicles, money from the public treasury.

Diego Funes was pointed out by the Probity Section of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) because he could not justify the amount of 118,600 dollars he invested in the purchase of vehicles.

In the estate declaration submitted by Diego (because he is a politically exposed person), Regina Cañas and Mauricio Funes forged a $ 95,000 contract to justify the vehicles, but the money originally came from the public treasury.

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In the confession made by the same former television presenter, she explained that the amount of $ 95,000 appeared because it was an amount that she could justify for a bank loan she had previously made.

Cañas Rivera has been sued for public robbery, alleging that fugitive Mauricio Funes allegedly ran a structure that extracted $ 351 million from the state during his tenure. In this case, Diego Roberto, their son, is being prosecuted.

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