Seven former Rassini employees have been brought to trial following a complaint filed by the legal department of the spring and coil manufacturer with the State Prosecutor’s Office for an alleged embezzlement or theft of parts and materials worth millions of pesos, potentially exceeding 220 million pesos.
Sources close to the investigation confirmed the complaint, which was filed in early November and is currently under investigation against seven alleged perpetrators. This week, the seven were formally charged after the completion of expert audit evidence.
It has been reported that several people are involved, from the Purchasing, Accounting, and IT departments. Following the complaint, the accused appeared before a judge, who issued a formal indictment and set a three-month period for further investigation.
During this period, both the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the defense attorney for the alleged participants may submit additional evidence to the case file.
Rassini is one of the oldest manufacturing companies in Piedras Negras, with over 50 years in operation and a workforce of approximately 2,700 employees.
The investigation alleges that purchasing personnel simulated the acquisition of certain tools called hooks, which they also fabricated as excessive wear to dispose of them as scrap or waste. However, they only refurbished the tools and resold the material to the company.
It is believed that an individual, who has already been dismissed, may be the main person responsible for the embezzlement. This individual served as both a trusted employee and a supplier for the company.
Another group of at least six former employees are also implicated in this internal corruption network, which has been uncovered, and almost all of them have already been dismissed.
Legal representatives from Rassini, based in Mexico City, have met several times with the Attorney General’s Office and investigating agents to supplement the complaint and initiate the process of determining responsibility.
The embezzlement was detected after an audit of operations covering a period of approximately three years.
Source: zocalo
