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09-10-2009, 01:40 PM
The case of fugitive drug trafficker Jose D. Figueroa, a.k.a Cristian Almonte, might force the Central Electoral Board to review the process for late birth registrations. Figueroa is wanted by the authorities in Puerto Rico. Facing a 209-year sentence in a Puerto Rican jail, the accused drug trafficker was able to escape from the Rio Piedras jail with a forged release order. It is thought that he entered the DR by boat, with the protection of a DR drug cartel that helped him secure new identities.
JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman described the situation as "very serious," because Figueroa was able to obtain three different cedula identity cards through the late birth registration process.
Castanos said that once he found out about the situation he called for an investigation to establish how Figueroa got those cedulas, which turned him into a chameleon in the DR. He said the situation would be reviewed and should become less flexible. Castanos added that the process was created in order to help Dominican families, but has been used for other things.
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JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman described the situation as "very serious," because Figueroa was able to obtain three different cedula identity cards through the late birth registration process.
Castanos said that once he found out about the situation he called for an investigation to establish how Figueroa got those cedulas, which turned him into a chameleon in the DR. He said the situation would be reviewed and should become less flexible. Castanos added that the process was created in order to help Dominican families, but has been used for other things.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)