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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (Adocco) yesterday filed a complaint against the executive vice president  of the State-owned Electrical Companies (CDEEE), Radhamés Segura.

The action before the Justice Ministry’s Anti-Corruption Agency against the official stems from a report by the journalist Nuria Piera, which revealed nepotism and admitted corruption.

“I give money to many institutions, to many people,” Segura said Monday when asked about the allegations.

Adocco cites the more than RD$6 million in donations to foundations owned by lawmakers, the Catholic and Evangelical churches since 2008 to date, in addition to Segura’s 43 relatives and advisers who are paid substantial wages.

DPCA director Hotoniel Bonilla said they’ll study the bases of the complaint against the official to decide if it merits an investigation.

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25 comment(s)
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 7:55 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
String him up !.......... first we give him a fair trial and then we hang him
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 7:56 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
I am shocked shocked
Written by: Juango, 2 Jul 2009 8:01 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Right, tell us another Fairy Tale. Just like they where going to put Alejandro Williams (Dentist & SPM Senator) in his place ?? The DR is a Rotten Banana Republic. Look at what is happening in the country anf you will get confirmation of this "label". LF (Mandrake), Segura, Jaime David, Franklin Almeyda, R. Jimenez, Javier Garcia, Melanio Paredes, all poor actors in a B-Grade movie. Lets call them for what they are, inept CLOWNS.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 8:12 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
and it does not matter when they trip over their clown shoes the public allows them to continue with their unfunny show
Written by: BASTA, 2 Jul 2009 8:32 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Shit, I am out of here. I’m moving to Somalia. No corruption or Government.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 8:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
good one basta !
Written by: Juango, 2 Jul 2009 8:50 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
BASTA, gets the award for "Post of the Decade".. great one basta... "moving to Somalia"... I am still pissing myself laughing...!!
Written by: buenoha, 2 Jul 2009 9:01 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Lynch the bastard! Stop the stealing coño
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 9:05 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
listen to the whole song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TPk3OPEOc
Written by: gmiller261, 2 Jul 2009 9:08 AM
From: United States

What do you mean "may face criminal charges"?

He admits to his corruptions. He is a moron. He ruined the most important product in the DR.
Written by: old_school_trinitario, 2 Jul 2009 9:33 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Dando pela en las 5 esquinas

hey basta, you don't have to move to somalia, just stick around for a couple of more years and the freaking country is soon going to be like somalia. Or if you that desperate caribe tours have a non-stop line to puerto principe.
Written by: josean, 2 Jul 2009 9:34 AM
From: United States
He will be pardoned by Lie-onel Fernandez even before the charges are filed!
Written by: waytogo, 2 Jul 2009 12:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
I wonder how many of the 43 are getting their energy for free or stealing it.
Written by: Adrian29630, 2 Jul 2009 12:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
The good thing about this is the fact that it will or has now become public knowledge both locally, nationally and internationally and once anything is in the public domain it becomes more difficult to cover it up. If it is ignored, pardoned, or what ever that also is going to be out in the open and everyone will see what is going on. If enough of these corruption issues can be made public and the people responsible have to face the glare of publicity maybe, just maybe those in charge will wake up to the fact that if they don't "clean up" their act they will be on their way out either at the ballot box or by another means. If it can happen in Honduras it could here too if the legislators are publically seen to be allowing corruption at every level
Written by: Nemo69, 2 Jul 2009 12:19 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
waytogo, with their fat salaries they can afford to pay (but probably still won't)
Written by: dominica, 2 Jul 2009 12:57 PM
From: United States
If DR fixed its corruption issues that right there would eliminate about 70% of its problems. So much money is burned through corruption. Instead of going into the pockets of individuals it should be going to its rightful place---the programs to fix that country (i.e., money for electricity, water, and essential social issues are being swindled). Instead of having that 5 year old kid shining boots in the middle of santiago at 11 pm, maybe there should be some money to have that kid go to a better school. Transparency international (corruption perception index) rates dominican republic with a 3.0 and ranks 102 on the list(scale of 10-0 with 10 being the cleanest and 0 being the dirtiest). However, chile and uruguay are ranked high on the charts although still part of latin america. Maybe DR should take a page or two from Chile and Uruguay's playbook. I wonder if there would ever be the day when corruption is almost cleared in DR? I wish to live that moment.
Written by: gmiller261, 2 Jul 2009 1:45 PM
From: United States

LF is too big of a pussy to do anything.

His "Zero Tolerance" rhetoric is "Zero Inteligence".

In a land of macho morons, Dominicans have no balls.
Written by: old_school_trinitario, 2 Jul 2009 3:05 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Dando pela en las 5 esquinas

gmiller

there is a reason why dominicans have no balls
they all in your mouth


If you're a scum bag, that doesn't mean all gmillers of the world are scum bag, are they?
Written by: juanb, 2 Jul 2009 3:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Leonel and Miguel have already made their deal to insure that we have at least 6 more years of corrupt, inefficient and dishonest governmen. We are hopeless bystanders and witnesses to the abuses to which our government submits us.
Written by: juanb, 2 Jul 2009 3:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic
One more thing. Why does the headline say that he MAY face criminal charges? He has commited crimes for which he should be punished.
Written by: Nemo69, 2 Jul 2009 4:03 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Most of the media were also very careful to state that there SUPPOSEDLY were wrongdoings. Those are some powerful people Nuria and Adocco are messing with who do not like to be crossed.
Written by: texasshoe, 2 Jul 2009 7:23 PM
From: United States, Richmond, Texas
Gmiller,

I had the same thought "WTF, may face charges" Next thing you know they will name the second Metro line after him!
Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 2 Jul 2009 8:37 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
look for my Forum about this topic i posted the Nuria video
Written by: mirabal4ever This user is banned, 3 Jul 2009 1:49 AM
From: United States
juanb you know what let me give you hipolito mejias number so you can give him a personal phone call and let him know how much you loved him.
Written by: ConsultorSistemico, 3 Jul 2009 5:03 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
To solve the systemic electricity crisis, most people agree that we need to minimize corruption. But, in addition to that, as do most large crisis, our electricity crisis has also within it large opportunities for the development of the Dominican Republic. To get a feel of how corruption minimization can be done while also introducing private sector innovation, please take a look a the link http://grupomillenium.blogspot.co....nviado-sintesis-del-panel-en.html

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