In September 2011, Mariano Adalberto Moyano Rodríguez was arrested in Paraguay in an extortion case involving Maris Llorens, a livestock entrepreneur. On that occasion, Moyano Rodríguez, along with other individuals, allegedly demanded 70 million dollars from Llorens to avoid revealing information that could harm her reputation.
The arrest took place at a notary's office in Asunción and was carried out by prosecutors Casse Evelyn Giménez Jiménez and Arnaldo Giuzzio. According to prosecutor Casse Giménez's statements, the threats began in August 2011, including defamatory emails sent to members of the Rural Association of Paraguay and Argentine producers to damage Llorens's image.
Maris Franca Llorens Antognoli, a livestock entrepreneur born in Switzerland and naturalized Paraguayan, was the target of the extortion. She settled in Paraguay in 1986 with her husband, Gilbert Llorens. The extortion also included details about possible irregularities in the inheritance of Gilbert Llorens, who died in a plane crash in 2000.
Mariano Moyano Rodríguez, born in Buenos Aires in 1969, is a specialist in International Law, focusing on areas such as Banking Law and International Litigation. In addition to his academic training, he has held academic roles and is a member of several professional organizations. Since 2013, he has also served as director of the Botanical and Zoological Garden of Asunción and as consul of the Principality of Monaco.
Regarding the extortion case in Paraguay, Moyano Rodríguez has been the subject of controversy, particularly after filing a complaint in the United States against Javier Milei for his alleged promotion of the failed cryptocurrency $LIBRA. Moyano Rodríguez has defended the conflict as a private matter related to an inheritance, while it is alleged that the extortion against Maris Llorens was instigated by Christiane Lucien Llorens in collaboration with Moyano Rodríguez.
