Penal - Rol N° O-5459-2016

This document summarizes a legal case involving NAVICON OVERSEAS CHILE S.P.A and MARINA SOLANGE DEL CARMEN RUIZ CORTEZ. The case, handled by the Juzgado de Garantía de Iquique, pertains to alleged falsification and malicious use of private mercantile instruments. The defendant, Marina Teresa Cortez Jara, acting through R & V Import Export Limitada, contracted NAVICON for maritime transport services. She allegedly presented 19 false bills of lading (BL) to Mediterranean Shipping (Chile) S.A (MSC) to obtain the release of merchandise, causing a financial loss to NAVICON. The court found the defendant guilty of falsification and malicious use of a false private mercantile instrument, imposing a sentence of 541 days of imprisonment, a substitute penalty of conditional remission for 18 months, and a fine of 20 UTM. The defendant must comply with several conditions, including reporting monthly to Gendarmería de Chile and maintaining lawful employment. Failure to comply could result in the revocation of the suspended sentence.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de Iquique. * RUC: 1610020337-9. * RIT: 5459 – 2016. * Fecha: 14 de junio de 2019. * Tipo de procedimiento: Procedimiento abreviado.

• Hechos acreditados: * Durante 2016, Nombre, a través de R & V Import Export Limitada, contrató a NAVICON OVERSEAS CHILE S.P.A para el transporte marítimo de mercancías que llegarían a Iquique en 19 contenedores. * NAVICON contrató a Mediterranean Shipping (Chile) S.A (MSC) para el transporte, pagando $52.015.159. * Los contenedores arribaron al puerto de Iquique entre el 16 de febrero y el 12 de abril de 2016. * Apellido, al no pagar los servicios de NAVICON, no recibió los conocimientos de embarque...