Sobeida Felix, Leavy Y. Nin Batista, Jose Figueroa A., Miguel Vargas M.
Santo Domingo.- The suspicions that Puerto Rican kingpin Jose Figueroa Agosto had close ties with leading politicos and business leaders could materialize, with accounts by local media that Miguel Vargas Maldonado, president of Dominican Republic’s major opposition party (PRD) received money from the convict.
PRD spokesman Wilfredo Alemany announced a statement to be issued by Vargas in the coming hours, in response to allegations by Figueroa’s paramour Sobeida Felix, that her lover gave the former PRD presidential candidate US$300,000 and a SUV.
In her first deposition filed in March 2011, Felix said the Puerto Rican drug lord dined three times with Vargas in 2008, during his presidential campaign.
She said the first donation of money was during a private dinner at the home of Joani Fermin, in the gated community of Los Pinos, where in addition to the hostess and her husband, Paul Egan, were present Figueroa’s wife, Leavy Nin Batista, Figueroa and herself.
She said that night Figueroa gave him US$100,000 in cash and $200,000 more and a Mitsubishi Montero SUV afterwards, during other dinners held at the Puerto Rican drug lord’s home.
Alemany told diariolibre.com and elnuevodiario.com.do that he’s awaiting Vargas' statement to release it to the media Sunday afternoon.
Figueroa is being held in New York on drug trafficking charges and a murder conviction.
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Felix also revealed that Figueroa gave thousands of dollars and expensive watches to retired Police major generals José Luis Domínguez Castillo and Luis Darío de la Cruz Consuegra, and to retired colonel Adolfo Sanchez Perez.
Written by: Lopez31, 6 Jan 2013 11:22 AM
From: United States
And Pop goes the Weasel...
From: United States
says Lopez31
Written by: Lopez31, 6 Jan 2013 11:22 AM
From: United States
And Pop goes the Weasel...
more like KABOOM!!!
From: United States
Like this is nothing new. LF took all kinds of drug money donations as does the rest of our corrupt government. While the entire world went through a fiscal crisis we did very well for the most part. Anyone ever wonder why? The drug trade is not effected so much by the crisis in fact more drugs are taken when people are depressed over money.
Remember now even seeing the facts and hearing the truth we will have denial and eventually everyone will forget. Vargas will never be held accountable or have to turn that money in. LF never had to account for his new wealth but one day we will find out the truth.
Written by: generoso, 6 Jan 2013 12:42 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
Both major parties received received "donations", very "open handed" from dubious symphatizers. Figueroa Agosto did get placed on the PLD shit list, because of his monetary contributions to the PRD, who he thought was going to win the elections. This was a "faux pas" on his part, because the PLD corrupt demanded much more money, than their PRD counterparts.
There seems to be a very well orchestrated effort to leave the PRD headless, and contribute to the division of this out of sync political party, that has failed to solve their inner disputes.
With the publication of Sobeida's deposition, the "coup d'grace" is being delivered to the remaining pillars of the PRD, with the intent to cause an irrevocable split, and break up of their status as a major political party, same way they did to the PRSC, after Balaguer croaked.
From: Dominican Republic
She finally got diarrhea of the mouth. Why do Dominicans like ratting everyone out..
Written by: josean, 6 Jan 2013 1:03 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Now let's see if people finally realize that Guillermo Moreno and Alianza Piaz are the only true opportunity to eliminate these NARCO CORPORATE Neo-Liberals once and for all!
Written by: Atabey, 6 Jan 2013 1:29 PM
From: United States, NYC
Written by: generoso,
'With the publication of Sobeida's deposition, the "coup d'grace" is being delivered to the remaining pillars of the PRD, with the intent to cause an irrevocable split, and break up of their status as a major political party, same way they did to the PRSC, after Balaguer croaked."
All the PLD need do is capture a 25%-30% share of the PRD's disillusioned with their party's leadership and a near monopoly governing machine, a la PRI in Mexico or Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which have dominated for large periods of time in their respective nations will become reality in DR.
These last three election cycles could very well portend many more in future for the purple party.
Josean and others will not like it, but this process is well on its way to being "institutionalized" as the only other major party is in ruins at the moment.
Written by: Danilo, 6 Jan 2013 4:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
A Vargas le van a romper las nalgas en la carcel.
I guess the 2016 election battle will be between Danilistas and Leonelistas.
Written by: super, 6 Jan 2013 5:25 PM
From: United States
wait and see, what's going to happen
Written by: juanb, 6 Jan 2013 6:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic
If this is what he gave to the PRD, imagine how much he gave to those in power who allowed him to operate unhindered for so many years.
The good thing for both the PLD and PRD is that, as always, the truth will never be known.
Written by: juanb, 6 Jan 2013 6:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Veronica: it is very rarely that I disagree with you but this time I must.
Please, don't believe for one second the myth perpetuated by those in power.
While the rest of the world went through the fiscal crisis, WE WENT IN THE CRAPPER. We did worse than most of the world, not better.
Our economy is in shambles, there are no jobs, and if it weren't for our fading ability to draw tourists, we would be no better off than Haiti.
Our unemployment is much higher than we are told. Our education system is in shambles. Our infrastructure is crumbling, and most importantly there is no leadership, just a bunch of greedy pigs looking to get rich at the expense of everyone else.
From: United States
juanb, i just read today that 90% of all the applicants for the new Community College in Santo Domingo failed the mathematics segment of the test. if that was not bad enough by itself, 70% failed the Spanish
segment. something has to be done, and fast.. now, everyone is all happy about the prospects of inviting teachers from Spain to come here and teach Dominican teachers. that should have been done 30 years ago. know why? 52:1, that's why. that is the Euro exchange rate. even if the DR is paying teachers 30,000 pesos per month, which i doubt, does anyone realistically believe that experienced teachers are going to come here from Spain to work for 600 Euro per month?
Written by: josean, 6 Jan 2013 7:07 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"Josean and others will not like it, but this process is well on its way to being "institutionalized" as the only other major party is in ruins at the moment."
Similar Pre Obama IDIOTIC rethoric could be heard in the Republican Party and now they are eating their Young!
From: Dominican Republic
I need a fix.
Written by: Slick, 6 Jan 2013 9:30 PM
From: Dominican Republic
And the rich get richer..the poor, poorer. Always. No revolution is imminent, so what to do.
WTF to do??? Does it start with 1? A dozen? 12 dozen?
At least teach your children well.
ok, maybe we'll be dead, but teach the children. teach your family, yourself.
Grandchildren. It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't. People have a voice. Be bold, be loud. Be right.
Written by: Danilo, 6 Jan 2013 9:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
Let's get Castro to lend us some of his teachers. They run their classes like training camps. I hated all my Cuban teachers, but I have to admit that I learned a lot thanks to them.
From: United States
classes are supposed to be run like training camps. that is the only way to maintain order. a survey of schools in Latin America showed that 15% of all class time is wasted by teachers trying to restore discipline. when you start with very few hours per day, you cannot afford to waste 15% of it
From: Jamaica
My feeling is Sobeida is hiding much loot and she wants to secure it before someone finds it. Probably in the walls of a stash house. Probably buried late at night behind some campo shack.
Written by: Atabey, 6 Jan 2013 11:03 PM
From: United States, NYC
Danilo and Dready I agree with both of you on that score.
And to make it clear what the alternative would be to not following school rules: a nice video playback with a few knucklehead youths cutting Sugarcane in the fields would drive up flagging interest for those youngsters in need of a pick me up. LOL
Written by: Atabey, 6 Jan 2013 11:20 PM
From: United States, NYC
"Josean and others will not like it, but this process is well on its way to being "institutionalized" as the only other major party is in ruins at the moment."
Similar Pre Obama IDIOTIC rethoric could be heard in the Republican Party and now they are eating their Young!"
So the democratic Party has won 3 straight National Elections in the USA?
The situation is ripe for the continuation of the PLD in power. Danilo Medina has a solid and good 4 years and with the disarray in the PRD, the PLD picks up say 10-15% of their members and thus creates a Super Majority Party. Josea will never get over this coming sequence of defeats upon defeats.
I hear the religious orders are taking members.
From: United States
says Professor Atabey
The situation is ripe for the continuation of the PLD in power. Danilo Medina has a solid and good 4 years and with the disarray in the PRD, the PLD picks up say 10-15% of their members and thus creates a Super Majority Party. Josea will never get over this coming sequence of defeats upon defeats.
yes, just the perfect ingredient to help the DR on the road to democracy. a party with no opposition. only the genius of Atabey could come up with such crap. it is a pity that the 4% for education cannot save him from semi literacy.
Written by: josean, 7 Jan 2013 1:54 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
That "brilliant""analysis is why he couldn't beat Hippo's cab drivers in New York!
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
Yes ,the time is ripe for a new party which should commence with young people who have higher ideals and who are not connected with either of two existing parties .I personally know 10 excellent people but I doubt if they would give up their professions to be a politician..such is the shame associate with that title
From: United States
"allegations by Figueroa’s paramour Sobeida Felix, that her lover gave the former PRD presidential candidate US$300,000 and a SUV."
as far as I remember , Josie's Ano was supporting PRD and Moreno the thief,at the same time ,of the last election..
That was quite contradictory!..Or maybe not..!
Anyway, look like harina del mismo costal todos!
Smell funny there.. I wonder why...
From: United States
says victor
as far as I remember , Josie's Ano was supporting PRD and Moreno the thief,at the same time ,of the last election.
then you do not remember very far, because josean never supported Hippo. then again, it has been suggested that the common house fly has no memory, so we can excuse your foolishness.
From: United States
Money talks bullshit walks , let see how deep this is . of curse he never took any money he comes from money . and everyone in politics .
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Written by: Lopez31, 6 Jan 2013 11:22 AM
From: United States
And Pop goes the Weasel...
more like KABOOM!!!
Remember now even seeing the facts and hearing the truth we will have denial and eventually everyone will forget. Vargas will never be held accountable or have to turn that money in. LF never had to account for his new wealth but one day we will find out the truth.
There seems to be a very well orchestrated effort to leave the PRD headless, and contribute to the division of this out of sync political party, that has failed to solve their inner disputes.
With the publication of Sobeida's deposition, the "coup d'grace" is being delivered to the remaining pillars of the PRD, with the intent to cause an irrevocable split, and break up of their status as a major political party, same way they did to the PRSC, after Balaguer croaked.
Now let's see if people finally realize that Guillermo Moreno and Alianza Piaz are the only true opportunity to eliminate these NARCO CORPORATE Neo-Liberals once and for all!
Written by: generoso,
'With the publication of Sobeida's deposition, the "coup d'grace" is being delivered to the remaining pillars of the PRD, with the intent to cause an irrevocable split, and break up of their status as a major political party, same way they did to the PRSC, after Balaguer croaked."
All the PLD need do is capture a 25%-30% share of the PRD's disillusioned with their party's leadership and a near monopoly governing machine, a la PRI in Mexico or Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which have dominated for large periods of time in their respective nations will become reality in DR.
These last three election cycles could very well portend many more in future for the purple party.
Josean and others will not like it, but this process is well on its way to being "institutionalized" as the only other major party is in ruins at the moment.
I guess the 2016 election battle will be between Danilistas and Leonelistas.
If this is what he gave to the PRD, imagine how much he gave to those in power who allowed him to operate unhindered for so many years.
The good thing for both the PLD and PRD is that, as always, the truth will never be known.
Veronica: it is very rarely that I disagree with you but this time I must.
Please, don't believe for one second the myth perpetuated by those in power.
While the rest of the world went through the fiscal crisis, WE WENT IN THE CRAPPER. We did worse than most of the world, not better.
Our economy is in shambles, there are no jobs, and if it weren't for our fading ability to draw tourists, we would be no better off than Haiti.
Our unemployment is much higher than we are told. Our education system is in shambles. Our infrastructure is crumbling, and most importantly there is no leadership, just a bunch of greedy pigs looking to get rich at the expense of everyone else.
segment. something has to be done, and fast.. now, everyone is all happy about the prospects of inviting teachers from Spain to come here and teach Dominican teachers. that should have been done 30 years ago. know why? 52:1, that's why. that is the Euro exchange rate. even if the DR is paying teachers 30,000 pesos per month, which i doubt, does anyone realistically believe that experienced teachers are going to come here from Spain to work for 600 Euro per month?
"Josean and others will not like it, but this process is well on its way to being "institutionalized" as the only other major party is in ruins at the moment."
Similar Pre Obama IDIOTIC rethoric could be heard in the Republican Party and now they are eating their Young!
WTF to do??? Does it start with 1? A dozen? 12 dozen?
At least teach your children well.
ok, maybe we'll be dead, but teach the children. teach your family, yourself.
Grandchildren. It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't. People have a voice. Be bold, be loud. Be right.
Danilo and Dready I agree with both of you on that score.
And to make it clear what the alternative would be to not following school rules: a nice video playback with a few knucklehead youths cutting Sugarcane in the fields would drive up flagging interest for those youngsters in need of a pick me up. LOL
Similar Pre Obama IDIOTIC rethoric could be heard in the Republican Party and now they are eating their Young!"
So the democratic Party has won 3 straight National Elections in the USA?
The situation is ripe for the continuation of the PLD in power. Danilo Medina has a solid and good 4 years and with the disarray in the PRD, the PLD picks up say 10-15% of their members and thus creates a Super Majority Party. Josea will never get over this coming sequence of defeats upon defeats.
I hear the religious orders are taking members.
The situation is ripe for the continuation of the PLD in power. Danilo Medina has a solid and good 4 years and with the disarray in the PRD, the PLD picks up say 10-15% of their members and thus creates a Super Majority Party. Josea will never get over this coming sequence of defeats upon defeats.
yes, just the perfect ingredient to help the DR on the road to democracy. a party with no opposition. only the genius of Atabey could come up with such crap. it is a pity that the 4% for education cannot save him from semi literacy.
That "brilliant""analysis is why he couldn't beat Hippo's cab drivers in New York!
"allegations by Figueroa’s paramour Sobeida Felix, that her lover gave the former PRD presidential candidate US$300,000 and a SUV."
as far as I remember , Josie's Ano was supporting PRD and Moreno the thief,at the same time ,of the last election..
That was quite contradictory!..Or maybe not..!
Anyway, look like harina del mismo costal todos!
Smell funny there.. I wonder why...
as far as I remember , Josie's Ano was supporting PRD and Moreno the thief,at the same time ,of the last election.
then you do not remember very far, because josean never supported Hippo. then again, it has been suggested that the common house fly has no memory, so we can excuse your foolishness.