Bank accounts blocked

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The bank accounts of Oscar, Luis, Carlos and Jose Benitez, as well as those of unnamed eight Dominican associates, have been blocked by authorities while the investigations into their illegal activities proceed. The brothers are suspected of defrauding the US Medicare system of US$110 million and laundering the money through a variety of businesses. The bank accounts of the brothers' businesses have also been frozen. El Caribe reports this could be the biggest money laundering case in the history of the DR. Diario Libre reports that some businesses that have been confiscated have been allowed to reopen because they employ hundreds of workers. Dominican and US authorities are still looking for the four brothers. The hunt for the brothers began several weeks ago after an investigation into a kidnapping of a daughter of one of the brothers lead to an in depth investigation into the multimillionaire businesses of the family.

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