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07-25-2008, 05:20 PM
Dominican officials seized 12 apartments owned by Oscar, Carlos, Jose and Luis Benitez, the four brothers accused of scamming the US Medicare system out of US$110 million. The apartments, located in the Malecon Center, were valued at US$1 million each. FBI officials also participated in the seizures. The fully-furnished apartments are now under the Money Laundering Unit at the Attorney General's Office. Last week, authorities seized luxury vehicles, speed boats, a hotel, a water park and and homes belonging to the family in Punta Cana and Bavaro. Diario Libre reports that funds laundered by the family, and its associates, could total at least RD$300 billion. This is just the latest twist in the case that involved the kidnapping and safe return of their younger sister and also includes the participation of their father, Carlos Benitez.
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