On Tuesday, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed it is looking for a missing American citizen since September 25th.
Although the OIJ indicated that the entity does not have reports of the payment of a ransom, it is unofficially stated that a million dollar sum was demanded from the 43-year-old man’s family, which hired private investigators to find him.
The director of the OIJ, Walter Espinoza, insisted that through the Costa Rican judicial authorities there has been no communication with alleged kidnappers.
William Sean, better known as Tony, lives in Santa Ana and owns an electronic gambling center in San Pedro. He was last seen in Curridabat when he went to drop off a co-worker.
The police chief said they cannot provide further details of the investigation because the life of the American could be in danger.
The case is handled by the Miscellaneous Crimes section and the Criminal Investigations unit. The judicial authorities located the American’s vehicle, but no further details were given as the investigation is in process.
The OIJ pointed out that they were not officials of any governmental institution and they did not receive references in this regard from the US embassy.
The OIJ works on the reconstruction of the scenario and hopes to obtain more details of the case. Sean also has Costa Rican citizenship.
Unofficially, it is said that the family made a millionaire payment before contacting the OIJ , but this was not corroborated by Espinoza.