The massive entrace to the Armed Forces Ministry...Corruption or simple extravagance? Photo by acento.com.do, thorugh desdelarepublicadominicana.blogspot.com
Santo Domingo.- The head of the Justice Ministry’s Anticorruption Dept. (DPCA) on Friday revealed that an investigation has been launched into an alleged embezzlement of RD$15.0 billion (US$384 million) in the Armed Forces, but didn’t specify in which branch of the military an audit detected the irregularity.
Hotoniel Bonilla also revealed that the case against former Agrarian Institute director Hector Rodriguez Pimentel is based on an Accounts Chamber audit which allegedly found an embezzlement of RD $2.0 billion and a second audit by the controller General with alleged irregularities of US$56 million.
The official said yet another audit by the Engineers and Architects Guild (Codia) found other irregularities in two public works, but didn’t specify an amount.
Bonilla, who has dubbed Rodriguez Pimentel a “pathologically corrupt official,” added that he doesn’t feel satisfied with the few convictions his department has obtained in the courts. “That would be possible if we had a system of justice which responded to society but unfortunately that isn’t so.”
Written by: BASTA, 27 Jul 2012 12:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
Proud to be Dominican. Best check our Queen first with her fat husband.
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
This is not petty corruption. These are big numbers! The PLD may have grown the economy over the last eight years, but the scale of corruption seems to have grown even more.
Written by: bernies, 27 Jul 2012 1:11 PM
From: United States, key west fl
Hotiniel Bonilla if you cannot get good a fare convictions then resign from your post because you are not doing what you getting pay to do so.
From: United States
That's allot of dam money -- I didn't think the Dominican Military had such a high budget allocation. Goodness!!!!
Written by: Atabey, 27 Jul 2012 1:31 PM
From: United States, NYC
All the more reason to trim down the forces and especially the numbers at the top of the military branches. Border control and marine forces with a small efficient air-force is more than enough to meet the needs of society. DR isn't going to be fighting any wars.
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
Atabey,
Yes, especially because the main justification for the DR having a military (on top of a coast guard and police agency) is to protect against an invasion by Haiti.
So it's ironic that most of the Haitians who enter the country illegally do so because they or their Dominican smugglers are able to pay bribes to the Army to let them through.
From: United States
Written by: Atabey, 27 Jul 2012 1:31 PM
From: United States, NYC
All the more reason to trim down the forces and especially the numbers at the top of the military branches. Border control and marine forces with a small efficient air-force is more than enough to meet the needs of society. DR isn't going to be fighting any wars
huhhh??
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
Why not wait until they can disclose the results of an investigation
From: United States
Losers. Period.
NOTHING will come out of the probe.
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
I feel this will end up just like all the other cases of embezzlement........ nothing ever happens to these crooks.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Where's the purple-narco clown when you need his copy and paste?
Written by: Slick, 27 Jul 2012 2:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Don't encourage that crap from him please.
Written by: zooma, 27 Jul 2012 3:02 PM
From: United States
Appears to me somebody is using the stolen money to fund some other endeavor.
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
384 million dollars of stolen money of dominican citizens , no wonder the military is spending money super tucanos planes , radar machines, and a whole alot of high tech weapons , are we going to war with somebody soon ??
From: United States
Any country that gives money to these corrupt idiots might as well burn it.There might be a probe just so any of the other corrupt officials who didnt get their fare share can go after it.That is about all that will happen.What a joke.
Written by: juanb, 27 Jul 2012 5:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
It will be investigated and them forgotten.
From: United States
says DONT BE SILENT
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 27 Jul 2012 2:34 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Where's the purple-narco clown when you need his copy and paste?
would his name start with an A?
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Atabey?
Naaaah, he's cool.
From: Dominican Republic
the dr doesn't need a military.who they going to war with hahaah lol.its a joke.wasted money
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Let's put these lazy a/s/s bums on the border.
Written by: jasfalon, 29 Jul 2012 2:57 PM
From: United States
Sure it will be probed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Written by: DomRat, 30 Jul 2012 5:17 AM
From: Dominican Republic
We don't need probes we need prosecutions. Money stolen from the common purse should be returned and all assets up to three times the values of that stolen should be confiscated from the individual or if they don't seem to have it from their families. People know when a relative is living beyond their means. Let the family that shares the plunder together go poor together. The three times amount is so that some minor irregularity cannot be used as an excuse to ruin someone targeted by opponents.
From: United States, NJ
DR is run by MAFFIA ,so call MILITARY. To what extent are they military w/o trainning.Who are they
going to fight,Haiti? They don't have to fight Haiti if that is what worries the DR .Haiti is already in DR by peacefull means. I would say most of the money has gone to the Airforce (Ranfis's Elite).
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All the more reason to trim down the forces and especially the numbers at the top of the military branches. Border control and marine forces with a small efficient air-force is more than enough to meet the needs of society. DR isn't going to be fighting any wars.
Yes, especially because the main justification for the DR having a military (on top of a coast guard and police agency) is to protect against an invasion by Haiti.
So it's ironic that most of the Haitians who enter the country illegally do so because they or their Dominican smugglers are able to pay bribes to the Army to let them through.
From: United States, NYC
All the more reason to trim down the forces and especially the numbers at the top of the military branches. Border control and marine forces with a small efficient air-force is more than enough to meet the needs of society. DR isn't going to be fighting any wars
huhhh??
Losers. Period.
NOTHING will come out of the probe.
Appears to me somebody is using the stolen money to fund some other endeavor.
It will be investigated and them forgotten.
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 27 Jul 2012 2:34 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Where's the purple-narco clown when you need his copy and paste?
would his name start with an A?
Naaaah, he's cool.
going to fight,Haiti? They don't have to fight Haiti if that is what worries the DR .Haiti is already in DR by peacefull means. I would say most of the money has gone to the Airforce (Ranfis's Elite).