How much money and assets have been returned by those accused of corruption in DR?

It is estimated that the deals between those involved in corruption cases and the public ministry will be more than that Four billion pesos For the concept of “Recovery of Stolen Goods Former officials of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) have been charged with corruption for the period 2012-2020.

The first corruption case discovered Anti-surgery octopus, where the key figure is Alexis Medina, brother of former President Danilo Medina. As stated therein Wilson Camachoholder Office of the Special Prosecutor to prosecute administrative corruption (Pepca) announced on January 16, 2023 that the Dominican State had reached an agreement to recover RD$200 million in property, furniture, real estate and cash.

Alexis Medina, the main figure involved in the Antibulpo case, accused him of a corruption scheme. (External source).

Another major case of corruption allegations The Case of Medusa, Chief Representative of the Former Public Prosecutor of the Republic, Jean Alain RodriguezArrested on June 29, 2021 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Affairs, launched an investigation, whose network “entangled” the state for more than 6 billion.

Former lawyer Jean Alain Rodríguez is a key figure in the corruption network known as Medusa.  (File photo).
Former lawyer Jean Alain Rodríguez is a key figure in the corruption network known as Medusa. (File photo).

Despite the 6 billion pesos allegedly stolen by the corruption network, the Ministry of Public Affairs made public the information that it had recovered approx. RD$800 million pesos from the Medusa case, Known on July 7, 2022.

Alleged corrupt practices in past government administrations touched the inner circle of high-level officials, which Pepca confirmed when it conducted an investigation in March 2023. Surgical squid.

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Key people involved Surgical squid Past PLD officials were very close to former President Medina Donald Guerrero, former finance minister; Jose Ramon Peralta, former Executive Minister of the President and Gonzalo CastilloA former Minister of Public Works has been accused of leading a network of high-level public servants who committed massive theft RD$ 41 billion In secret financial activities.

Donald Guerrero and Jose Ramon Peralta were accused of corruption.  (File photo).
Donald Guerrero and Jose Ramon Peralta were accused of corruption. (File photo).

According to Pepca, those involved by March 2023 The case of the squid They refunded an amount 2 billion pesoss, were given to the Dominican State in cash and real estate.

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The list of corruption allegations also reached the ranks of military organizations when Coral case And Corel 5GIts main insert Adam Caceres He served as head of security for former President Danilo Medina until his arrest in April 2021.

Adán Cáceres is a key figure involved in the corruption network known as Corral.
Adán Cáceres is a key figure involved in the corruption network known as Corral. (File photo).

According to Pepca, these corruption networks stole more than 4 billion pesos, including the “operative” of accused military officer Erasmo Perez Adan Cáceres. He returned 1000 billion pesosAccording to the lawyer Zacarías Payanos, in a statement on December 8, 2022, leaving the trial in this coral case.

So far, public ministry officials have not specified the exact amount of money, property and real estate recovered from those accused of corruption.

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