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06-19-2012, 02:00 PM
Several traders in Bonao, Moncion, Navarrete and other towns have been swindled with counterfeit US$100, RD$200, RD$500, RD$1000 and RD$2000 bills that have been circulating in the area for several days. One colmado owner in Bonao, Juan Santana, complained that he was tricked with a fake US$100 bill.
The National Police have arrested five people on suspicion of cheating people and traders with counterfeit Dominican money. They were arrested in possession of forged RD$1000 and RD$2000 notes. Other alleged swindlers managed to escape. According to Diario Libre, the people who were arrested include Domingo Lorenzo from San Cristobal, Rafael de la Cruz Abreu from San Francisco, Elias Candelario Ramirez from Santiago, and Fausto Valenzuela and Carlos Feliz Feliz from Santiago, who allegedly belonged to a gang. The defendants were arrested when they tried to buy merchandise in several businesses in Moncion.
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The National Police have arrested five people on suspicion of cheating people and traders with counterfeit Dominican money. They were arrested in possession of forged RD$1000 and RD$2000 notes. Other alleged swindlers managed to escape. According to Diario Libre, the people who were arrested include Domingo Lorenzo from San Cristobal, Rafael de la Cruz Abreu from San Francisco, Elias Candelario Ramirez from Santiago, and Fausto Valenzuela and Carlos Feliz Feliz from Santiago, who allegedly belonged to a gang. The defendants were arrested when they tried to buy merchandise in several businesses in Moncion.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)