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11-22-2006, 05:40 PM
Following up on its investigations into the pension fund scandal at the Finance Ministry, today's Diario Libre says that even more young adults have been found to be drawing huge pensions. The scandal broke when 18 employees were dismissed. According to the newspaper, the Department of Pensions and Retirements was paying pensions to deceased people, to people who had never worked and to young people who do not qualify. Last Monday, Diario Libre reported that people as young as 23 were collecting monthly pension checks for as much as RD$50,000. Today's story says that the number of such people is increasing as the Department Against Corruption (DEPRECO) digs deeper into the case. So far three former pension department officials have been interrogated.
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