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Former Chilean Deputy Joaquín Lavín León Remains in Pretrial Detention for Fraud Against the Treasury and Trading in Influence

Summary by El Pais
On Friday, the Fourth Court of Guarantee of Santiago decreed the pretrial detention of Joaquín Lavín León, a former representative of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), from the traditional right, who has been charged with the crimes of fraud against the Treasury, influence trafficking and counterfeiting of a private mercantile instrument. Lavín León is the son of Joaquín Lavín Infante, a prominent Chilean right-wing figure who has been a p…

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This Friday, ex-parliamentary Joaquín Lavín León was placed in pretrial detention in the framework of the investigation for fraud against the Treasury, influence trafficking and malicious use of private instruments. During the hearing, his wife and mother of his children were present, the one also formalized (for another crime), the former mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga, who was sending WhatsApp messages to her husband until the last moment. Read…

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This Friday, the Seventh Court of Guarantee of Santiago ordered pre-trial detention for former deputy Joaquín Lavín León for crimes of counterfeiting and malicious use of a commercial private instrument, as well as fraud against the Fisco and trafficking in influence. “The liberty of the accused is considered a danger to society and their pre-trial detention is decreed in his respect,” said Judge Daniel Urrutia.The defense of the former deputy r…

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On Friday, the Fourth Court of Guarantee of Santiago decreed the pretrial detention of Joaquín Lavín León, a former representative of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), from the traditional right, who has been charged with the crimes of fraud against the Treasury, influence trafficking and counterfeiting of a private mercantile instrument. Lavín León is the son of Joaquín Lavín Infante, a prominent Chilean right-wing figure who has been a p…

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The Seventh Court of Guarantee of Santiago ordered the pre-trial detention of former deputy Joaquín José Lavín León, accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the crimes of fraud against the Treasury, counterfeiting and malicious use of private mercantile instrument and trafficking in influence, committed between 2015 and 2026.

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(360News) The Chilean justice system again put at the center of the debate the deep crisis of corruption that strikes sectors of the political right. On Friday, the 7th Court of Guarantee of Santiago decreed pre-trial detention for Joaquín Lavín León, investigated for fraud against the Treasury, influence trafficking and counterfeiting of private instruments, in a case that also splashes directly to the municipal administration headed by his wif…

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The former mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga, left the Justice Center in tears, after her husband, Joaquín Lavín León, was left in pretrial detention this Friday. “Injustices make you strong too, they make you much stronger,” said the former communal chief. She added that “we have a family, they have talked a lot of things, because I didn’t come and also because I came. Please have a little bit of understanding of what you live. These have been diff…

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La Hora broke the news on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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