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Santo Domingo.- San Cristobal Sentencing judge Jose Medrano on Friday ordered the release of ex banker Marcos Báez Cocco, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) US$2.5 billion fraud case.

Medrano ruled to send Báez Cocco under house arrest, on the ex banker’s alleged chronic health problems, a decision to be revised in three months.

And though the ruling was immediately challenged by Central Bank’s attorneys, which noted that the ex Baninter vice president doesn’t have a terminal illness, they’ve yet to decide whether they’ll appeal.

Báez Cocco was hospitalized on neurological problems in March, when Prisons Director Mario Acosta said the inmate reportedly had serious health problems and sometimes "his brain went blank."

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison together with Baninter president Ramon Baez Figueroa and the financier Luis Alvarez Renta, while Vivian Lubrano de Castillo was sentenced to 6 years, but pardoned months later.

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14 comment(s)
Written by: foresthill, 12 Jun 2012 8:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Must have paid someone.
Written by: Mrynot, 12 Jun 2012 8:42 AM
From: Dominican Republic
you would think the health records should speak for them self....Not in DR...
Written by: Circibana, 12 Jun 2012 8:50 AM
From: United States
Ah, The great I am sick excuse. DR will never be nothing but a Banana Republic until it really reforms it's justice system. This is a cruel joke.
Written by: RobertoJose, 12 Jun 2012 8:53 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... ((You're blind to the fact that you're blind))
2.5 billion US dollars and 10yrs was the sentencing?
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 12 Jun 2012 8:55 AM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Leonel, what do you have to say about this?

Dominican justice system( bunch of empty suits) this guy shuold've died in jail.
Written by: stillhere, 12 Jun 2012 9:30 AM
From: Dominican Republic

He didn't get his presidential pardon so now trying for the "oh I'm sick".... Let him root..

"his brain went blank."... When asked where the money went..... but can always remember where he is...
Written by: Juango, 12 Jun 2012 11:32 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Proof that white collar crime pays big in the DR. This move will only promote and encourage this type of crime, from this day forward. Only in the DR, "el pais de las maravillas, donde todo es posible".
Written by: hernandez5482, 12 Jun 2012 11:53 AM
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
He should be shot.. we have to start getting rid of all these crooks...
Written by: josean, 12 Jun 2012 12:11 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016



Isn’t that a PURPLish Shirt he is wearing?


¡Querían Moraó, Cojan Moraó!

Written by: THINK, 12 Jun 2012 2:13 PM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY
.........."his brain went blank". yes, it is true when he stayed in jail.

But.,

when he is out of jail, his brain is working perfectly fine and figures out how to steal money.
Written by: stillhere, 12 Jun 2012 2:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic

And miraculously remember the Swiss account number while flying there for specialists treatment right??
Written by: generoso, 12 Jun 2012 3:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
Chuck him, if he comes up where the money is, then let him go, otherwise keep him locked up.
Every time I go get gas in DR I have to pay more because of these SOB's, since most of the tax money in gasoline, is supposed to pay the Baninter central bank debt.
Written by: Perez, 13 Jun 2012 12:19 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Another thug, that should win a grammy's. Ali baba can't exist without his theives.
Written by: airgordo, 13 Jun 2012 2:35 PM
From: Dominican Republic
ANOTHER one to Leonel Fernandez, which RELEASED Vivian Lubrano, co-author of this MONSTRUOSITY withouy ONE single day on prison!!! at the same time that Thousands of people DIE rotting themselves alive with Cancer, AIDS, Hepatitis and Cholera!!!

THIS is why, this Goverment should be flushed as one the most corrupt govements that ever existed on this country!!
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