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03-22-2011, 03:40 PM
The Chamber of Accounts sent to the National Directorate for Persecution of Administrative Corruption DPCAoformerly Depreco--the results of the audit carried out in the Dominican Municipal League (LMD) on its financial records that show evidence of the existence of criminal responsibility due to legal and accounting inconsistencies observed.
Diario Libre reports that the decision of the Plenary of the Chamber of Accounts is contained in Resolution AUD-2011-002 dated 10 March. This is the audit carried out on the financial statements of 1 January-31 December 2006. In the resolution, the government's accounting agency approved and ratified the Definitive Report on the financial audit carried out on the Dominican Municipal League that established inconsistencies observed in the legal and regulatory prescriptions according to the system of Government Accounting.
Likewise, the audit turned up weaknesses in the internal controls implemented by the LMD and the inconsistencies observed regarding the laws of Public Function and Number 340-06 regarding the Public Goods, Projects, Service and Concession Contracts.
The report also specifies in the document that due to the fact that there is evidence that the principle officials of the entity incurred in legal and regulatory inconsistencies, "there is evidence of serious, precise and relevant indications that could involve criminal responsibility".
Among the irregularities found are assets not found in the physical inventory, payments beneficial to the then-secretary general of the LMD, Amable Aristy Castro, to the tune of RD$116,282,888, and payments to family members of his for RD$494,790. Besides that, there is a lack of evidence of receiving products and services that cost RD$101,735,193, payroll deductions from employees to benefit the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) for RD$745,790, payments for services not received for RD$55,294,862 and others.
When asked about the audit, Aristy Castro refused to comment.
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Diario Libre reports that the decision of the Plenary of the Chamber of Accounts is contained in Resolution AUD-2011-002 dated 10 March. This is the audit carried out on the financial statements of 1 January-31 December 2006. In the resolution, the government's accounting agency approved and ratified the Definitive Report on the financial audit carried out on the Dominican Municipal League that established inconsistencies observed in the legal and regulatory prescriptions according to the system of Government Accounting.
Likewise, the audit turned up weaknesses in the internal controls implemented by the LMD and the inconsistencies observed regarding the laws of Public Function and Number 340-06 regarding the Public Goods, Projects, Service and Concession Contracts.
The report also specifies in the document that due to the fact that there is evidence that the principle officials of the entity incurred in legal and regulatory inconsistencies, "there is evidence of serious, precise and relevant indications that could involve criminal responsibility".
Among the irregularities found are assets not found in the physical inventory, payments beneficial to the then-secretary general of the LMD, Amable Aristy Castro, to the tune of RD$116,282,888, and payments to family members of his for RD$494,790. Besides that, there is a lack of evidence of receiving products and services that cost RD$101,735,193, payroll deductions from employees to benefit the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) for RD$745,790, payments for services not received for RD$55,294,862 and others.
When asked about the audit, Aristy Castro refused to comment.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)