Santo Domingo.- More than a simple resignation submitted yesterday by National Assets (BN) director Elias Wessin Chavez, it was president Danilo Medina who allegedly and discretely asked him to resign, in the wake of a RD$179 million scandal stemming from an Accounts Chamber audit.
Wessin said he had placed his post “at the President’s disposal” after the audit revealed payroll irregularities of more than R $179 million paid to people without any function and other expenses.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Wessin called the Chamber audit “selective,” alleging that results from other agencies have yet to be released.
According to the audit, the BN paid more than RD$160 million to people who don’t do any work and RD$19 million in other unsupported expenses.
Media buzz
Wessin’s plight is the buzz on Friday morning media, with most opinion makers agreeing that medina fired him in an effort to squash the scandal.
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 10:08 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
He was fired but his second in command was appointed to take his place.
Saint Danilo "More of the Same Only Worse!"
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
This corrupt should be jailed.
Written by: BASTA, 26 Oct 2012 10:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
^^ 3***s 2++s
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... ((You're blind to the fact that you're blind))
Not just this corrupt rusty bed pan, jail the one that approved his pension without questions.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
I dream of a firing squad.
With and endless supply of bullets.
Hey, Berlusconi was just sent to jail for 4 years + 13,000,000 Euros fine.
If Italy can do it, why not us?
Written by: JHCL2016, 26 Oct 2012 11:16 AM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Los "blancos" no relajan con sus impuestos!
Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years in prison
news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/26/former-italian-pm-berlusconi-gets-4-year-prison-term/?hpt=hp_t1
(*;@)
From: Dominican Republic
These people have no shame. And you are expecting the system to improve for exports.
The biggest laugh is on the Domincan people because they are glutens for punishment.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Because of guys like this Gato, and the lack of interest by the government to prosecute these good for nothing corrupt politicians, is why we're always be a Banana Republic.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
We the people demand that justice be served!
Wessin Chavez must be prosecuted to full extent of the law.
We would expect full restitution of funds and incarceration, if found guilty.
MJEV.
Written by: juanb, 26 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
I really believe it would be of great service if budgets and justification of same for all departments would be published. that way, we could really establish where money is going, make appropriate cuts and spread and share the pain equitably.
We must stop all of these "fiefdoms" and tie the lords hands. It is abosolutely amazing and beyond belief just how much free access there is in DR to the people's money, and how easily it is misappropiated.
Nuria, culd you please do a story on this issue?
Thank you.
MJEV.
Written by: DomRat, 26 Oct 2012 12:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Before letting him go he should have been drug through the wringer to try to figure out how to best get as much of the monies back as possible. I presume this guy gets no cushey pension, but I am probably wrong.
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 1:05 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
We must DEMAND a FORENSIC Investgation and Accounting of the entire State Aparratus from Top to Bottom, This would be holding Saint Danilo's feet to the fire on his promise to really do "What Has Never Been Before" his words not ours!
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 1:57 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
People in the PLD Elite and their associates are blatantly are Stealing Billions of Pesos every Second of Every Day and look at what “honorable” Attorney General Considers a PRIORITY to Prosecute.
Attorney General arrests ten men for falsifying documents
The Prosecutor Dominguez Brito said that the so-called "buscónes" are stealing the people's money and "unscrupulously" give them counterfeit documents and this cannot be allowed.
This is the equivalent of prosecuting IRS Atabey for eating Grapes at PATHMARK while letting Bernie Madoff go scot-free!
Read the rest of this “landmark” Prosecution at:
acento.com.do/index.php/news/22983/56/Procuraduria-General-apresa-diez-hombres-por-falsificar-documentos.html
From: United States, NJ
josean I add to that ,take away their passports and visas: must likely they hold dual citizenships,
which is illegal in any country to be a citizen of one while representing another at congressional
capacity. Add to that investigate their international investments as well as bank accounts and freez
them.
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 2:04 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Mr. Rancier 1000 por 1000!
¡Si los dominicanos acabamos con Trujillo, Carajo entonces porque no podemos acabar con esta Vagabundería Morada!
Written by: Danilo, 26 Oct 2012 2:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
If the whole system were computerized this would not be happening. A centralized database would record and monitor every single peso paid out to employees and contractors. Has Microsoft finalized the contract with the government? We need this ASAP!
From: United States
josean has a lot of emotional issues el pobrecito , a mind is a terrible thing to waste .
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 3:12 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
And you have no Emotion at all for your Country PURPLE Apologist!
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2012 3:16 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"Written by: Danilo, 26 Oct 2012 2:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic, DuckyDeals.com
If the whole system were computerized this would not be happening. A centralized database would record and monitor every single peso paid out to employees and contractors. Has Microsoft finalized the contract with the government? We need this ASAP!"
Danilo,
Something along those line would most like be one of the recommendations, which is very good by the way, from a FORENSIC Accounting Firm!
From: Dominican Republic
No mention to if or when they will get any of this misappropriation of money back, for the "people who don’t do any work" and the "unsupported expenses"
Follow the money....
From: United States, NJ
josean:
It is an uthopian idea.L.F will never be indicted as long as his wife remains as vice-President plus the others co-laborators meaning the President !!
I bet their money is invested either in Switzerland,Miami,Brazil or Spain. No where are they going
to leave traces of theft to the State.
Those forementioned public pfficials are not the only ones.I think the entire Congress is dirty.
Written by: VStar650, 27 Oct 2012 6:08 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Even after legislation is passed to punish politically motivated individuals who steal public funds the message will go unheaded until public executions begin. One a day for a year should begin to thin out the ranks of those who profit while Dominicans starve..
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He was fired but his second in command was appointed to take his place.
Saint Danilo "More of the Same Only Worse!"
With and endless supply of bullets.
Hey, Berlusconi was just sent to jail for 4 years + 13,000,000 Euros fine.
If Italy can do it, why not us?
Los "blancos" no relajan con sus impuestos!
Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years in prison
news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/26/former-italian-pm-berlusconi-gets-4-year-prison-term/?hpt=hp_t1
(*;@)
The biggest laugh is on the Domincan people because they are glutens for punishment.
We the people demand that justice be served!
Wessin Chavez must be prosecuted to full extent of the law.
We would expect full restitution of funds and incarceration, if found guilty.
MJEV.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I really believe it would be of great service if budgets and justification of same for all departments would be published. that way, we could really establish where money is going, make appropriate cuts and spread and share the pain equitably.
We must stop all of these "fiefdoms" and tie the lords hands. It is abosolutely amazing and beyond belief just how much free access there is in DR to the people's money, and how easily it is misappropiated.
Nuria, culd you please do a story on this issue?
Thank you.
MJEV.
We must DEMAND a FORENSIC Investgation and Accounting of the entire State Aparratus from Top to Bottom, This would be holding Saint Danilo's feet to the fire on his promise to really do "What Has Never Been Before" his words not ours!
People in the PLD Elite and their associates are blatantly are Stealing Billions of Pesos every Second of Every Day and look at what “honorable” Attorney General Considers a PRIORITY to Prosecute.
Attorney General arrests ten men for falsifying documents
The Prosecutor Dominguez Brito said that the so-called "buscónes" are stealing the people's money and "unscrupulously" give them counterfeit documents and this cannot be allowed.
This is the equivalent of prosecuting IRS Atabey for eating Grapes at PATHMARK while letting Bernie Madoff go scot-free!
Read the rest of this “landmark” Prosecution at:
acento.com.do/index.php/news/22983/56/Procuraduria-General-apresa-diez-hombres-por-falsificar-documentos.html
which is illegal in any country to be a citizen of one while representing another at congressional
capacity. Add to that investigate their international investments as well as bank accounts and freez
them.
Mr. Rancier 1000 por 1000!
¡Si los dominicanos acabamos con Trujillo, Carajo entonces porque no podemos acabar con esta Vagabundería Morada!
And you have no Emotion at all for your Country PURPLE Apologist!
"Written by: Danilo, 26 Oct 2012 2:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic, DuckyDeals.com
If the whole system were computerized this would not be happening. A centralized database would record and monitor every single peso paid out to employees and contractors. Has Microsoft finalized the contract with the government? We need this ASAP!"
Danilo,
Something along those line would most like be one of the recommendations, which is very good by the way, from a FORENSIC Accounting Firm!
Follow the money....
It is an uthopian idea.L.F will never be indicted as long as his wife remains as vice-President plus the others co-laborators meaning the President !!
I bet their money is invested either in Switzerland,Miami,Brazil or Spain. No where are they going
to leave traces of theft to the State.
Those forementioned public pfficials are not the only ones.I think the entire Congress is dirty.