More controls needed

[NewsWhore]

An unlikely voice is coming out of the shadows urging the government for more protection and security for foreign investment. Baseball player Julio Lugo is asking the government to provide better safety nets for foreign investment. The cause is close to Lugo's heart as he is currently fighting a RD$50 million real estate fraud case in the DR courts. Listin Diario reports that Lugo gave 'investors' Edwin Vaquero Alvarez and Luis Manuel Ruiz Mendez RD$50 million to purchase land in the Las Praderas sector of Santo Domingo. The men were able to procure fake documents and land titles making Lugo believe he was owner of the land. The case will be heard on 5 February.

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