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05-06-2011, 04:40 PM
Hotoniel Bonilla, director of the governmental Anti-Corruption Department (DPCA) has announced he would move on the cases of corruption against officials in the public school teachers health provider (ARS Semma) and others.
The DPCA said it would open the case against the medical insurance's former medical director Fernando A. Conde Modesto, administrative and financial director Marcelino Rijo Guzman, Eddy Leonardo Terrero, in charge of auditing; Luis Sanchez Paredes, in charge of the treasury, and Belgica Diaz Moreno in charge of the education department for irregularities in the management of RD$540 million, according to an audit from the governmental Chamber of Accounts.
The former director of ARS-Semma company, Taina Gautreau, who was the first to denounce the irregularities when assuming the department, said other officials are also involved. She said the Chamber of Accounts audit only covered the insurance company through 2009. "More people have continued to milk government funds," she said. Interviewed on the Huchi Lora y el Equipo radio talk show on CDN, she said that the case should not be seen in parts.
Bonilla also said that six other cases would be heard, involving a total of 15 government officials and two former mayors. In addition to the case of the SEMMA health provider, the others involve alleged corruption at the National Office of Intellectual Property (ONAPI), the PROMESE government pharmaceuticals network, and former mayors of Los Alcarrizos and La Victoria, among others. He said the cases against government officials for misappropriation of funds when at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), the National Lottery and the Fenatrano bus union are being processed, he said, as reported in Listin Diario.
The Fernandez government has characterized itself for being complacent about corruption. Even cases where evidence has been presented on TV investigative reporting shows, such as Nuria Piera and Alicia Ortega, the usual penalty has just been the removal or change of post of the government official.
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The DPCA said it would open the case against the medical insurance's former medical director Fernando A. Conde Modesto, administrative and financial director Marcelino Rijo Guzman, Eddy Leonardo Terrero, in charge of auditing; Luis Sanchez Paredes, in charge of the treasury, and Belgica Diaz Moreno in charge of the education department for irregularities in the management of RD$540 million, according to an audit from the governmental Chamber of Accounts.
The former director of ARS-Semma company, Taina Gautreau, who was the first to denounce the irregularities when assuming the department, said other officials are also involved. She said the Chamber of Accounts audit only covered the insurance company through 2009. "More people have continued to milk government funds," she said. Interviewed on the Huchi Lora y el Equipo radio talk show on CDN, she said that the case should not be seen in parts.
Bonilla also said that six other cases would be heard, involving a total of 15 government officials and two former mayors. In addition to the case of the SEMMA health provider, the others involve alleged corruption at the National Office of Intellectual Property (ONAPI), the PROMESE government pharmaceuticals network, and former mayors of Los Alcarrizos and La Victoria, among others. He said the cases against government officials for misappropriation of funds when at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), the National Lottery and the Fenatrano bus union are being processed, he said, as reported in Listin Diario.
The Fernandez government has characterized itself for being complacent about corruption. Even cases where evidence has been presented on TV investigative reporting shows, such as Nuria Piera and Alicia Ortega, the usual penalty has just been the removal or change of post of the government official.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)