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Santo Domingo.- A National District judge released on bail a man and his son accused of heading a ring which scammed several people and companies out of more than RD$1.0 million, in Higuey, Altagracia province (east).
The case is the latest scandal involving major real estate transactions in the jurisdiction of Higuey, which in addition to being Dominican Republic’s top tourism region, is also known for the most notorious province for land scams.
Permanent Attention judge Ernesto Evertz ordered the release of Olivo Cedano Reyes and Bienvenido Cedano Cedano, who must appear in the Justice Ministry on the 30th of every month until the investigation concludes, ruling for a request by Assistant DA Jhon Henry Reynoso.
According to the indictment, the father and his son forged sales contracts to scam buyers in good faith.
Several people have been arrested in the case which also involves interim judge Ambrosio Núñez Cedeño, Remberto Jose Durán Cabrera, Santiago Brito Guzmán, Eulogia Margarita Melo and Reynaldo Melo, some are being held and others released after posting bond.
Núñez Cedeño, who works as a substitute Judge for Higüey’s Civil Chamber, is a practicing attorney designated in the Court of Appeals in that jurisdiction as a temporary replacement. “What I am is a victim in that process. The Court of Appeals uses to me to be an interim judge, I will appear the times that are necessary, I promise that I will not try to squirm away from that,” he said in the hearing, quoted by news source listin.com.do.
Núñez Cedeño was arrested on charges filed by the company Morcasti, S.A. and Mrs. Maria Altagracia Morales widow Marranzini, through her lawyers Josefina Castillo, Julio Cesar Berroa Castilllo, Elías Rodriguez, Ramon Pina Acevedo and Miguel Liriano González.
According to the charges, the ring of alleged forgers, which Núñez Cedano allegedly formed part of, invaded lands, using forged contracts of sale, fake IDs and American passports to obtain deeds to properties, and sell those lands to others, swindling buyers in good faith.
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Caveat emptor!
They, the buyers, should have taken out "deed insurance". This way, they would have recouped their investment and had the insurance company fight the crooks, instead.
What a tall task indeed.
Did you run out of your medication?
Atabey: the 'Natl Property Registration' — if you're talking about the computer data base with GPS based surveys — looks good because of the GPS, but because it's digital, makes fraud that much quicker, easier and disastrously large.
It really starts moving forward when the plane lands in DR. Only spend your money on what you need.
Sure there are your ups and downs. Dealing with corruption is difficult and sometimes easier and cheaper depending but... Anyone who says not to buy anything here probably hasn't ever been here or is a broke dope on their own making.
Take your time, do your due dilligence, don't rush anything and back off anytime someone tries to rush you. If the deal is too good to be true it is probabbly "TOO" good to be true, use common sense and don't rush and you should be fine.
Now you are out of the stories and start making big news?
Why don't you publish the story about Jose, who did biggest scam in the history of Cowboys, and have stolen old horse from abandoned farm?
Or when Shoo Shine Boy, did major scam in Caribbean with overcharging 25 pesos and failed to declare taxes.