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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Justice Ministry and the United States authorities will decide on how they’ll manage the properties worth millions seized from the Benítez brothers, who are fugitives wanted on charges of defrauding the U.S. Medicare out of US$110 million.
A delegation of State Department officials, federal prosecutors, and FBI agents and U.S. marshalls met with a Justice Ministry commission, to express their satisfaction as to how the case has been handled.
The U.S. officials were accompanied by the FBI liaison in the country, colonel Alejandro Dipré Sierra, who’s in charge of the investigation and the confiscation of assets said to belong to the brothers Oscar, Carlos, Jose and Luis Benítez.
The authorities held a meeting with U.S. Marshalls Service officials to discuss the case, and plan to seize other properties of the Benítezes, located in the tourist zone of Higüey (east) and the National District, around 10 houses and lots among them.
The head of the Anti-laundering Unit, German Miranda said the authorities are prepared for a second round of operations, and the productive businesses will be rented, including cabañas, 32 apartments in Bavaro, supermarkets, car rental, 25 boats and 12 luxury apartments in Malecon Center.
It was reported that the U.S. agents will stay in the country for several days, and will supervise those luxury aparments.
The FBI has gathered experience in managing properties seized in the U.S.
As to the 25 vehicles confiscated, Miranda said a fast measure will be sought.
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Like in the U.S. if you make a purchase larger than $10, 000, they inform the federal government, you must scrutinized these strangers bearing large amounts of cash. Can't take them at face value. This is the year 2008, the whole world is saavy, and shrewd, devious, and hip.
As far as the money, it should be given back to the tax payers that were swindled out of the funds, in Florida.
From: United States
In the future impose meticulous investigations on the backgrounds of foreign nationals perpetrating investing in the country. "
Well that will sure encourage foreign investment.
BTW The $10,000 IRS reporting only applies to CASH transactions.
From: Dominican Republic
Defrauding medi-care sounds like a C.I.A front operation, the cubanos were being used as bait. They will be caught soon! I mean seriously medi-care that's F*E*D*E*R*A*L it's not state, how did they get to the treasury. They had to get it through some higher up official in the U.S.A. and the methodology, and why medicare? sounds similar to the Iran-Contra scandal ofcourse this is small time in comparison. "
Are you kidding me or are you one of those who blame all the world's problems on the CIA?
Medicare fraud is a huge industry. The Benitez Bros. crime is not the largest that has happened.
Medicare is the most overweight, ill-managed, wasteful Bureaucracy in the USA. Much like most counties socialized medicne programs.
From: Dominican Republic
Listen how can medicare be defraud without goverment officials being involved?"
It is so easy.
Get some doctors and clinics on-board(Easy). Gather up some "Patients" who will do your bidding for a %(Very Easy. Then file fake medicare forms till your blue in your hearts content or until you get caught.
Just don't get sloppy and keep changing clinics. Something the brothers failed to do.