The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana has imposed a seizure measure against the businesses and assets of Spanish citizen Alvaro Romillo Castillo , suspected of being a key part of a large international fraud and money laundering scheme, from which it is suspected that around 30 million euros have been benefited.
As part of the investigation, two real estate properties in Cadastral Zone No. 1481 in Dhërmi, Vlorë have been seized: a pasture land with an area of 13.66 hectares in the place called Kolia and another pasture land with an area of 9.5 hectares in the place called Megali-Langadhea, as well as the companies “Wortend”, “Wingwort” and “Wortnova ”, two vehicles (Toyota Land Cruiser and Mercedes Benz AMG G 63) , as well as all bank accounts in second-tier banks where there may be active accounts.
According to the investigation, his father Domingo Romillo Iriarte and the latter's partner, Mihaela Munteanu Manole , are suspected of having built and run a fraud scheme through the creation of fictitious companies in several countries, including Spain, Portugal, Albania, the United States of America, the Dominican Republic and Estonia, hiding the circulation of money and making suspicious financial transfers.
In Albanian territory, the activity is suspected to have been carried out through the company "Wingwort" sh.pk and two other companies registered with the National Business Center, with activities in the field of tourism, management of hotels, buildings and real estate, as well as travel agency services.
These companies have entered into purchase and sale contracts and purchased real estate in Dhërmi at prices significantly lower than market value, through commercial relations with foreign companies registered in Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Malaysia (Labuan - offshore zone).
The verifications show that the entities carried out the same activity, had the same address and the same administrators, while they currently appear with a "suspended" status, which reinforces suspicions of a joint economic activity and formal use of companies for the concealment and transfer of income of criminal origin, an offense that is suspected of constituting "Laundering of proceeds of crime", according to Article 287 of the Criminal Code.
Domingo Romillo Iriarte është gjithashtu nën hetim nga Audiencia Nacional në Spanjë për mashtrim piramidal dhe pastrim parash, lidhur me aktivitetet e tij financiare ndërkombëtare dhe kompaninë Madeira Invest Club.
Në qendër të skemës qëndron Alvaro Romillo Castillo, i njohur në rrjetet e koduara me pseudonimet “Luis” ose “Cryptospain”, i cili komunikonte me klientët përmes platformës Telegram, duke i bindur të investonin shuma që nisnin nga 1.5 milionë euro pa u identifikuar.
Dy kompani të tjera, “Wortned” dhe “Wortonova”, u regjistruan në Tiranë në qershor 2024 në rrugën “Teodor Keko”, pa zhvilluar aktivitet real; “Wortned” ishte në pronësi të vetë Alvaro Romillo Castillo, ndërsa “Wortonova” figuron në pronësi të Mihaela Munteanu Manole, me administrator të përbashkët Domingo Romillo Iriarte.
Kompanitë në Shqipëri
Të dhënat zyrtare tregojnë se Albaro Romillo Castillo, “Luisi”, si edhe bashkëpunëtorët e tij të ngushtë, kanë krijuar dy kompani në Shqipëri, në vitin 2024.
Shoqëritë “Wortned” dhe “Wortonova” janë regjistruar në Qendrën Kombëtare të Biznesit (QKB) në të njëjtën datë, në 6 qershor 2024. Adresa e tyre është e njëjtë: Rr. Teodor Keko, pranë Astrit, në Tiranë. Aktiviteti është i njëjtë: “Aktivitet në fushën e turizmit, hapja dhe manaxhimi i hoteleve, e godinave dhe ambjenteve në të cilat ushtrohet aktivitet hotelier…”.
Kompania “Worned” është në pronësi të Alvaro Romillo Castillo. Shoqëria tjetër, “Wortonova” është në pronësi të një shtetasi me origjinë rumune, Mihaela Munteanu Manole, ndërkohë që administratori është i njëjti në të subjektet- Domingo Romillo Irarte, babai i Alvaros.

Shoqëritë e pezulluan aktivitetin e tyre shumë shpejt. “Worned” vendosi pushimin e përkohshëm në janar 2025, ndërsa “Wortonova” vetëm në 15 Tetor.
Vetëm një ditë më pas, Qendra Kombëtare e Biznesit regjistroi urdhërin e sekuestrimit, të miratuar nga Gjykata e Posaçme në 2 Tetor të këtij viti.
Autoritetet shqiptare nuk kanë bërë publike, të paktën deri tani, arsyet e bllokimit të shoqërive me pronarë spanjollë. Megjithatë, të dhënat për skemën e dyshuar mashtruese “Madeira Invest Club” gjenden të raportuara në median spanjolle, duke nisur prej Tetorit të vitit 2024.
Hetimi i Zyrës së Letrave me Vlerë në Spanjë mori një popullaritet në media, sidomos pas dyshimeve se në të është përfshirë si “klient-investitor” eurodeputeti Alvaro Perez. Ky i fundit i ka mohuar akuzat e autoriteteve.
“Skema” e pastrimit të miliona eurove
Në shtator të vitit 2024, “Madeira Invest Club” njoftoi mbylljen e saj, sapo Komisioni Kombëtar i Letrave me Vlerë në Spanjë hartoi raportin për skemën e dyshuar mashtruese, siç publikoi gazeta spanjolle “El Confidential” në atë kohë.
In a video shared on the Telegram network, the masked figure behind the business, commonly known as "Luis" or "Cryptospain", informed customers of the closure of the business. He justified the cessation of activity with the investigation launched against the company.
Immediately after this video message, many investors on the "Madeira" platform found that all of the group's social media accounts had gone offline and the websites were no longer working.
In the video message, the character "Luis" invited customers to use a dedicated line on "Telegram", where more detailed information would be provided.

" Luis" explains that all of his investors must send all of their personal data to that email address, precisely the information the company had previously assured them they would not need.
As a champion of privacy and an expert in tax evasion, “Luis” touted as his strongest point the fact that clients would not be identified and, consequently, could easily evade investigations into alleged tax evasion.
It's not "Luis", it's Alvarez
The media in Spain have done an extensive profile on the characters and how the " Madeira Invest Club " network operated.
According to them, behind the masked character "Luis" was Alvaro Romillo Castillo. His father, Domingo Romillo Iriarte, appeared on the website of the " Madeira Invest Club" .
Anyone who wanted to pay for their membership with a bank transfer had to do so into Romillo Senior's (father's) account, which was located in Portugal.
Although the MIC and Cryptospain websites claimed to be registered in New Mexico and Orlando with fictitious companies, the account requesting the money was in the name of one of the Romillo companies, “Sabroso Lda”, based in Viseu (Portugal).
Domingo himself has another company related to Cryptospain's businesses and located in Estonia: "Elusionlegal OÜ".
The "Madeira Invest Club" network also had at least two companies in the Albanian capital.
Meanwhile, at one of the addresses declared by the company " Wortonova " in Tirana, another company, " B…D…A" , is currently located .
It is owned by two Spanish citizens, SM and FV, was opened at the same time and has an almost identical description of its activity as the other two "Albanian" companies of Alvaro Romillo Castillo.
However, it is not known whether this third company is part of the suspected fraudulent scheme and it does not appear to have been placed under seizure, at least as of the publication of this article.