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10-24-2008, 04:50 PM
Listin Diario is reporting that the Villa Altagracia municipality hired five more councilors than is allowed according to Law 3455, as well as Article 2 of the Constitution, Article 21 of municipal law and articles 32,47,48 and 52 of the Chamber of Accounts law. Also, the city hall had to pay out RD$1.6 million more in salaries and the councilors each took out at least RD$300,000 in loans to purchase new vehicles. The news came to light after a study by the Chamber of Deputies to clarify irregularities at the city hall. The Chamber is recommending that mayor Pedro Peralta, vice mayor Miriam Santana de Leon and council members Santos Baez, Luisa Suero Lorenzo, Maximina Sanchez, Evelyn Andujar Matos, Tomas Reyes Martes and Ruben Dario Mejia Solano should be penalized for misconduct. Other instances of corruption include a piece of land, valued at RD$150,000 and owned by councilor Santos Baez, which was sold to the city hall for RD$4 million.
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