FBI agents witnesses confiscation of Benítez brothers’ properties, including 12 luxury condos
SANTO DOMINGO.- Twelve luxury condos worth around US$1 million each, said to
be property of four Cuban brothers implicated in a US$110 million fraud of the
United States Medicare system were seized yesterday in Malecon Center, located
in the Dominican capital’s seaside avenue of the same name.
Agents of the Justice Ministry’s Anti-laundering Unit headed the operation,
and investigate the alleged network involving other foreigners and Dominicans,
a case several members of the FBI participated as witnesses.
The raids and confiscation of assets scattered in different parts of the
country, bought by the Cuban brothers Oscar, Carlos, Jose and Luis Benítez. One
the twelve apartments totally was furnished.
Interim Instruction Court Coordinating judge Roman Berroa Hiciano issued the
warrants to raid and seize the real properties that include others confiscated
Wednesday of last week in the tourist zones Bavaro and Punta Cana, Altagracia
province (east).
According to preliminary estimates, the investments by the foreigners, who
have at least eight Dominican partners, could reach as high as RD$300 billion,
and include vehicles, lots, boats, helicopters, yachts, hotels and cabañas.
The Anti-laundering Unit affirms that there is a list of the Cubans’ eight
Dominican partners; notaries, developers, lawyers and dealers among them.
SOURCE: diariolibre.com.do
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Yes Mike they were born in Cuba that makes them Cuban so what ?....So was Tony Perez and he is in the hall of fame so what ? so was the late Robert Goleta chairman of the board of Coca Cola for many many years so what ? so was Arturo Sandoval great jazz trumpeter so what ? etc etc etc so what ?
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera, M.T.S.
That's funny, GC focuses on the cuban roots; I the main message I get from this article is that you need to steal & cheat to be able to buy these types of apartments, fancy cars, yachts, and so on. So maybe we should audit all the people who are able to buy these places, to see where they got their money.
From: Dominican Republic
Come on my friend...at least allow me to comment first....LOL!!!!
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
It is by everybody well known that since old times in any movie (and that is what is sold to us in the real world) the "good guys" are the "gringos" and the "bad guys" are always the "others", no matter what.
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Pilar you are smoking something....Origins are often used in crime reporting ie Russian or Italian mafia and in this case the many different nationalities who are using corrupt systems here to wash their money including Dominicans....Pilar has a case of Yanquiphobia
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera, M.T.S.
WE should be afraid of the Yanquis, they've invaded us Twice, and still have us under their boot. The Yanqui Invasion still continuous!
From: United States
Just thinking, how can you scam a public institution to issue US110 millions on federal reinbursement checks for medicaire services, and no one raised a red flag in the first million. ????
ehh. Hertell !
Written by: Euromax, 25 Jul 2008 10:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Bona, The holy land of the west
good job! we improve!
From: Dominican Republic
Piece of info: every real estate operation involving aliens is reported to the Department of Interior and Policia, so the authorities here knew or should have known..
Now, whether they investigated it is another story.
From here on, all educated guesses are permitted..
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
If this is the future there must be some very nervous INVESTORS out there ...I am sure most of them have left the country until the heat dies down ....Maybe this is a sign that some of the corruption is being cleaned up...let us hope
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Hey Mike I knew you were going to be there good morning....Baldoria thinks its racist to have pre clearance for US customs and immigration in Punta Cana ....Go figure
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera, M.T.S.
GC - as always you are an agent of misinformation and sophomoric points. You are quite a gem. I wonder what went wrong in your life to be such a misanthropic person. But that's neither here or there, people like you have their rights to post, even if your points are nonsense and crass must of the time.
Can I suggest you read three books:
1. Making Race and Nation
2. The Miner's Canary
3. Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Maybe these authors can help illuminate your mind.
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Baldy a kid like you if you had been around as much as I have you would understand ....When I was your age I thought I was fighting for justice and all things Liberal and lefty but I got over it...You will too
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Baldy stop jerking yourself off with political ideas that offer feel good solutions but dont work
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
WalterPolo
Piece of info: every real estate operation involving aliens is reported to the Department of Interior and Policia, so the authorities here knew or should have known..
Now, whether they investigated it is another story.
From here on, all educated guesses are permitted..
corregir con un capital de pay-off!
Written by: Belial, 25 Jul 2008 12:49 PM
From: United States, Texas
Cuban Americans and Dominican Americans are alike.
As long as they do alright, they are CAs or DAs.
But as soon as they are caught dealing dope, selling humans, laundering money, murdering and swindling, their identity at birth as "Cubans" or "Dominicans" is suddenly restored, regardless of the passport they carry or their citizenship papers.
Since the DR recognizes dual nationality of Dominicans, perhaps the DAs have a stronger case of becoming solely Dominican again when they get caught doing something worng.
Written by: anthonyC, 25 Jul 2008 12:59 PM
From: United States
"Cuban Americans and Dominican Americans are alike."
Now you have gone too far.
Written by: Belial, 25 Jul 2008 1:06 PM
From: United States, Texas
Here's some more news about swindling capitalists in the USA who claim to be "Cubans" .
http://www.granma.cu/INGLES/2008/julio/vier25/31usaid-i.html"With the recognition that the Cuban-American mafia has been diverting funds for the U.S. government’s annexationist plans for Cuba for years now, Congress froze $45 million of funds allocated this year to the U.S. Agency for International Development Cuba (USAID) Cuba program… only to subsequently bend to White House promises and unfreeze a large part of them."
"In its Tuesday edition, The Miami Herald revealed how Congressman Howard Berman, (D-, Cal), ordered the freezing of the funds last month, partly in response to a $500,000 embezzlement in the Washington Center for a Free Cuba, which came to light earlier this year."
"However, under pressure from the White House and USAID itself, plus promises that the cases of fraud would be investigated, Berman announced that the funds would immediately be unfrozen."
Written by: Belial, 25 Jul 2008 1:09 PM
From: United States, Texas
"Cuban Americans and Dominican Americans are alike." Belial compares.
"Now you have gone too far," anthonyC objects.
oooo
Please forgive me.
I did not mean to offend the DAs.
Written by: anthonyC, 25 Jul 2008 1:15 PM
From: United States
Belail,
Now you are using Gramma as a source......To funny.
BTW Why are you still on-line? Why are you still supporting us Capitalists?
Written by: BLANCO, 25 Jul 2008 1:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic
the russian-americans are next the fbi must be on their case up in new york
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ehh. Hertell !
Now, whether they investigated it is another story.
From here on, all educated guesses are permitted..
Can I suggest you read three books:
1. Making Race and Nation
2. The Miner's Canary
3. Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Maybe these authors can help illuminate your mind.
Piece of info: every real estate operation involving aliens is reported to the Department of Interior and Policia, so the authorities here knew or should have known..
Now, whether they investigated it is another story.
From here on, all educated guesses are permitted..
corregir con un capital de pay-off!
As long as they do alright, they are CAs or DAs.
But as soon as they are caught dealing dope, selling humans, laundering money, murdering and swindling, their identity at birth as "Cubans" or "Dominicans" is suddenly restored, regardless of the passport they carry or their citizenship papers.
Since the DR recognizes dual nationality of Dominicans, perhaps the DAs have a stronger case of becoming solely Dominican again when they get caught doing something worng.
Now you have gone too far.
http://www.granma.cu/INGLES/2008/julio/vier25/31usaid-i.html
"With the recognition that the Cuban-American mafia has been diverting funds for the U.S. government’s annexationist plans for Cuba for years now, Congress froze $45 million of funds allocated this year to the U.S. Agency for International Development Cuba (USAID) Cuba program… only to subsequently bend to White House promises and unfreeze a large part of them."
"In its Tuesday edition, The Miami Herald revealed how Congressman Howard Berman, (D-, Cal), ordered the freezing of the funds last month, partly in response to a $500,000 embezzlement in the Washington Center for a Free Cuba, which came to light earlier this year."
"However, under pressure from the White House and USAID itself, plus promises that the cases of fraud would be investigated, Berman announced that the funds would immediately be unfrozen."
"Now you have gone too far," anthonyC objects.
oooo
Please forgive me.
I did not mean to offend the DAs.
Now you are using Gramma as a source......To funny.
BTW Why are you still on-line? Why are you still supporting us Capitalists?