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09-02-2009, 05:10 PM
Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez called "unacceptable" that direct family members of senators are receiving paychecks from the "barrilito" special fund. The fund ranging from RD$400,000 to RD$1 million per month per senator, is used by these at discretion. Pared says the revelation has damaged the senators' image. Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega on "El Informe" of Channel 7, gave names that proved that most senators employ many of their family members, including their children, spouses, parents and even in-laws. Pared urged senators voluntarily remove their relatives, or as president of the Senate he would take other measures.
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