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07-12-2010, 11:36 PM
From Dominican Today
Dominican Army surgeon arrested in US accused of altering fingerprints
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Santo Domingo. - Federal agents arrested a doctor and colonel in Dominican Republic’s Army on Wednesday in Lynn, Massachusetts, charged with altering the fingerprints of several criminals, drug traffickers and immigrants previously deported from the United States.
The surgeon Jose Elías Záiter Pou was detrained together with doctor Luz Martinez Lebrón, 43, and her husband Ricky Darío Báez, 29.
At the time of his arrest Záiter was head of the medical clinic of the Armed Forces and National Police Vocational Schools, in Baní.
The US authorities say Martinez and other doctors served as contacts to recruit the deportees who had pending cases in court, whereas sources quoted by news source eldia.com.do said the people selected for finger surgeries were taken to an apartment in Baní where the operations were conducted. With local anesthesia, surgeons cut out the fingerprints and grafted another of a special material.
The federal agents were tipped off by informants and people whose prints altered had been altered, for which they are serving time in American jails.
The deportees whose fingerprints had been altered revealed having paid US$4,500 for the operation.
Záiter had made several trips to the United States, for which the federal agents continue the investigation into his and the group’s movements in the Dominican Republic and abroad.
OK so now I know what a Dominican manicure really is
OTFLMAO You knew this had to be a Dominican Army Colonel Surgeon putting all his training and skills to protect and defend :rolleyes: ( The Chulos that is)
Dominican Army surgeon arrested in US accused of altering fingerprints
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Santo Domingo. - Federal agents arrested a doctor and colonel in Dominican Republic’s Army on Wednesday in Lynn, Massachusetts, charged with altering the fingerprints of several criminals, drug traffickers and immigrants previously deported from the United States.
The surgeon Jose Elías Záiter Pou was detrained together with doctor Luz Martinez Lebrón, 43, and her husband Ricky Darío Báez, 29.
At the time of his arrest Záiter was head of the medical clinic of the Armed Forces and National Police Vocational Schools, in Baní.
The US authorities say Martinez and other doctors served as contacts to recruit the deportees who had pending cases in court, whereas sources quoted by news source eldia.com.do said the people selected for finger surgeries were taken to an apartment in Baní where the operations were conducted. With local anesthesia, surgeons cut out the fingerprints and grafted another of a special material.
The federal agents were tipped off by informants and people whose prints altered had been altered, for which they are serving time in American jails.
The deportees whose fingerprints had been altered revealed having paid US$4,500 for the operation.
Záiter had made several trips to the United States, for which the federal agents continue the investigation into his and the group’s movements in the Dominican Republic and abroad.
OK so now I know what a Dominican manicure really is
OTFLMAO You knew this had to be a Dominican Army Colonel Surgeon putting all his training and skills to protect and defend :rolleyes: ( The Chulos that is)