NewsWhore
12-14-2006, 03:10 PM
Details in the DatoCentro case are slowly surfacing, including the revelation that the company that was supposed to automate the Central Electoral Board (JCE) no longer exists. What is even more compelling is that former company executives are refusing to cooperate in the investigation, leading authorities on a goose chase to find all the guilty parties involved. DataCentro was contracted in 1997 to automate the government offices, design the new "cedula" identification cards, and digitize fingerprinting, but the new JCE says that the company defaulted on its contract and did not complete its job. The contract was for a total of US$18.2 million, and DataCentro is claiming that it is still owed US$1.8 million. Diario Libre reports that former DataCentro vice president Domingo Russo Pla is washing his hands off the whole deal and said that if any information is needed they should contact Carlos and Oscar Lama Seliman, who are currently in Miami, Florida. A spokesperson for Russo said that DataCentro had gone bankrupt, it wasn't his fault, and that Carlos and Oscar Lama are the ones who should be contacted. The case has been submitted to the Corruption Prevention Department (Depreco) for investigation.
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