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06-13-2007, 06:50 PM
An investigation by two board members at the National Refinery (REFIDOMSA) turned up invoices with altered information, which, in one case, increased the shipping cost of a barrel of crude from US$3.15 to US$3.40 per barrel. This is the latest incident in the struggle between the government and the Shell Company, equal partners in the refinery. Listin Diario says that government representatives on the board of directors reported "alterations of invoices" and said that Shell employees were guilty of "fraudulent maneuvering" and "deceit". The report was written by a team appointed by the board president, and it indicates that these changes keep gasoline and diesel fuel prices artificially high. The report suggested two basic changes, which were rejected by the Shell members of the board. The first one was to change the refinery's general manager and technical manager. The second was to "modify the statutes in such a way as to grant the Dominican government access and decision-making in such fundamental aspects as the employment of key officers, permanent financial review and on-line connection with operations and cash flow of the company." The origin of the conflict, according to the document given to the newspaper, was the alteration of the invoices.
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