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SANTO DOMINGO.- The United States Embassy released a list of 49 people who posing as diplomatic employees, swindle people with the promise to secure a visa for them.

The list of the names and photos of the alleged swindlers was delivered to the National District Office of the Prosecutor.

“These people are not employees of the Americana Embassy," says a poster placed in the Office of the Prosecutor’s Complaints Department, where the caption of the photos warns: "Report the fraud and prevent being swindled."

“If you have information with regards to some type of fraud contact the Anti-fraud Unit of the American Consulate at window No.11." it also asks to call the telephone numbers 809-731-4446, 809-731-4272 or fax 809-731-4467.

Hundreds of people go on a daily basis to the Consulate trying to obtain an American visa.

The suspects are Adfis Antonio Payamps (El Motro), Alberto Brito Sánchez, Brígido Agüero Sosa, Carlos Enrique Lauset, Carlos Isidro Jacobo Domínguez, Cristino Mercedes de la Mota (Canita), Daniel Antonio Arriaga González, Elsy Gertrudis González Cavallo, Emilio Rodríguez Mejía (El Puma), Ernesto Sosa, Federico Alexis Ruiz de la Cruz, Felicia del Carmen González Suárez, Félix Hernández (El Gordo), Francisco Antonio Restituyo (Chico) and Francisco Reynaldo Domínguez.

Also, Franklin Antonio Rojas Campusano, Geovanny Martínez Soto, Jacobo Quiroz Ventura, Juan Francisco Eusebio Batista, Jorge Antonio Guzmán Peña, José Alberto Sánchez, José Guisón García García, José Rafael Bobadilla Mercedes, Juan Emilio Borbón, Juan Manuel Valerio Báez, Juan Reyes Santana (Bemba), Julio César Reyes Tineo, Juan Disla, Lenny Estiward Valerio Aquino and Lhester Homero Berrido Román.

And Liades Altagracia Guance Lalondriz Manuel de Jesús Michel Viere, María del Pilar de los Santos Pérez, Marvin Joel Soriano Robles, Miguel Román Rosario Fermín, Rafael Jacobo Bobadilla, Ramón Antonio Grullón Grullón, Ramón Cabrera (El Bate), Ramón del Carmen Castillo Estévez, Ramón Emilio Serrata, Rosa Adelis Santos Santos, Samuel Grullón Mercado, Santos Valdez Cuello, Valerio Olivares de León, uno identificado solo como Vicent, Virgilio Antonio Silverio Almonte, Wascar de la Rosa Mercedes, Wilfrido Eloy López Rosa and Yenny Sugery Fernández Guzmán.

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7 comment(s)
Written by: Gringo_1, 2 Nov 2009 9:52 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
Which one is aka Brazileanos?
Written by: xwill7, 2 Nov 2009 11:05 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
these are the people that ruin it for the rest. visa's have become harder to get because of the fruad
Written by: bearcat, 2 Nov 2009 3:05 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The US Embassy at Santo Domingo getting off it's but to stop abuse...... priceless.
Written by: SALSOUL, 2 Nov 2009 3:34 PM
From: Dominican Republic, UNC-Chapel Hill
I feels so ashamed and embarrassed of this situation...

Question for the panel: How in the world can a convict--did his time in a New York state prison (5 years), deported to DR, and managed to wind up in New York City to do the very same thing that placed him in prison (selling cocaine and other bullshit)? Boggles my freakin' mind!

DT
Written by: Vivacuba, 4 Nov 2009 7:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I am so ashamed and embarrassed that the US still requires a visa to enter its third world crime ridden nation. Reciprocity folks. Additionally, visas are not approved for many persons even if they are not only relatives of US citizens but "IMMEDIATE" relatives. It is no wonder the system is ridden with abuse. If you wanna bring your spouse to the USA, obtain a tourist visa FIRST and then marry while inside the shithole USA. Don't waste your time/money with a K3/K4 visa app because they don't follow their own laws as enacted by former Pres Clinton stating 30 days maximum, no wait time for visa #. This criminal mafia prides itself in denial. They will also later flatly deny a tourist visa if a spousal visa app is pending. What a bunch of crooks. Embarrassing is "NOT" the word to describe these hellish inhumane pigs! The best advice of course is to avoid US soil altogether. This repressive government remains above their own laws and their too stupid to know it.
Written by: bearcat, 4 Nov 2009 8:27 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Thank you vivacuba,

I did not know that the US was the only place that had crime.
Written by: Irismama, 8 Apr 2010 11:47 AM
From: United States
I agree with the above poster that the US visa system is indeed filled with potential for abuse and is often unfair and characteristically paternalistic and at times even abritrary. I am not condoning any illegalities that might have been perpetrated by anyone but am wondering based on what evidence these people were named, and if they are being afforded the opportunity to enable them to offer any defense in their own behalf. Since fraud is so rampant, I am hoping there was sufficient proof that it was the individuals named who did this and that there was not some additional type of fraud involved in using their names/identities. I agree that the US Gov't often does not follow or adhere to its own laws in carrying out duties and particularly when foreign nationals are involved.
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