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Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court’s 2nd Criminal Chamber on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s conviction of Eddy Soriano Rojas for electricity theft, from the energy distributor Edesur.

Electrical System (PGASE) prosecutor Moises Ferrer announced the landmark ruling which includes a RD$ 593,951 fine to be paid to the Electricity Distributor Edesur, for unbilled energy consumed.

Soriano was convicted of violating General Electricity Law 125-01 for having illegal connections to consume electricity and dodge payment.

"Supreme Court justices Miriam Germán, Esther Agelan, Alejandro Moscoso, Hirohito Reyes and Frank Soto ruled to convict based on the prosecution’s evidence, proceeding to uphold the sentence," the agency said in a statement.

It said Soriano was also sentenced to pay 10 minimum wages in damages to the Dominican State and for the cost of the proceeding.

Ferrer said although it’s the first conviction upheld by the Supreme Court, other pending cases will also be confirmed because of the hard evidence gathered against the energy thieves.

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Written by: josean, 6 Feb 2013 12:19 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Flash BREAKING NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


No this is really important judicial news!

Ms. Vickey is going to be very upset!

Prosecutor's Office accepts the complaint against Leonel and FUNGLODE on charge of money laundering

Former President Leonel Fernández is the owner of FUNGLODE, a rich non-governmental organization that has own buildings and other property values of hundreds of millions of dollars.


SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.-the National District Prosecutor's Office confirmed that it has accept the formal complaint filed against the former President Leonel Fernández Reyna and the Global Foundation, democracy and development (FUNGLODE), on charges of laundering money that was made by the former Prosecutor Guillermo Moreno.

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Fiscalía acoge la acusación contra Leonel y la FUNGLODE por acusación de lavado

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Written by: danny00, 6 Feb 2013 12:22 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
i dont see the people from the plaza central in santo domingo in the court do u?

guess they got a caca pass on this one.......
why pay taxes and for the luz?
yes we lovessssssssssss our country they yell sure they do.
its a country where the rich can do what ever they want to do.
these same people when they try and pull this same cac in the states they are the 1st to yell man the police are no good in new york.....
Written by: josean, 6 Feb 2013 12:27 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

La Fiscalía del Distrito Nacional dará curso normal al expediente de la acusación sometido por el ex fiscal y líder de Alianza País, Guillermo Moreno

acento.com.do/index.php/news/45761/56/Fiscalia-acoge-la-acusacion-contra-Leonel-y-la-FUNGLODE-por-acusacion-de-lavado.html


This Truly a Great Day for the Dominican Rule of Law!



Written by: danny00, 6 Feb 2013 12:34 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
the eye doctor melgen's....... wonder if hes going to be in court in the dr?
or do u think that the fbi. had nothing to do last week and they where sitting around and then throw darts at a board with millions of photos on it..
gues what the dart landed on the eye doctors photo..... and eric holder said" lets go get this guy"...... we have nothing else to do today...
may 2010-a date that corresponds with allegations of alcohol-and very young prostitute-fuled parties at --melgens casa de campo house.
{i dont believe any of this about young girls----- i would like to believe all of the ladies where like 45-50y old more his age and his friend menendez' age}
if u like caca then beleve in the doctor.....
all aboard the casa de campo express where gang hangs out...........
Written by: danny00, 6 Feb 2013 12:36 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
This Truly a Great Day for the Dominican Rule of Law!

THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS DAY A NATIONAL HOLIDAY NO?
Written by: josean, 6 Feb 2013 12:37 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016



Absolutely!



To Paraphrase Neil Armstrong:

One small step for Guillermo Moreno, a giant leap for the Dominican People!



Written by: juanb, 6 Feb 2013 1:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic


DT:

Please let us know if he ever pays the fine.
Written by: stillhere, 6 Feb 2013 1:29 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Euclides Gutierrez is yet to pay his power bill of over 2 mill... why he he not up there in front of the courts???

oh sorry he is a PLD member that's why!!!
Written by: Atabey, 6 Feb 2013 1:43 PM
From: United States, NYC

And to the TOPIC on Hand.



Landmark ruling, Dominican Republic’s top court convicts energy thief




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Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court’s 2nd Criminal Chamber on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s conviction of Eddy Soriano Rojas for electricity theft, from the energy distributor Edesur.

Electrical System (PGASE) prosecutor Moises Ferrer announced the landmark ruling which includes a RD$ 593,951 fine to be paid to the Electricity Distributor Edesur, for unbilled energy consumed.

Soriano was convicted of violating General Electricity Law 125-01 for having illegal connections to consume electricity and dodge payment.
Written by: super, 6 Feb 2013 1:45 PM
From: United States
still here, beautifully said
Written by: Ricardolito, 6 Feb 2013 2:07 PM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
I do not think that this is anything like the first decision to be made against electricity theft ,, There have been at least 3 other high profile cases that I can remember and i am sure there are more. One was related to Plaza Central on 27 de Frebrero and Kennedy ...another related to a high placed PLD politician who was forced to pay his bill and finally there was a very large factory , I think on the way to Santiago that was caught red handed ,if you can excuse the expression `. But further more there have been hundreds of homes that have had their illegal wires disconnected ,,but of course these are not high profile .
Unfortunately , yet again Josean has attempteed to hijack this story with his own story which is a totally seperate issue .
Written by: Ricardolito, 6 Feb 2013 2:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
And just for information, LF does NOT own FUNGLODE ,,,if anyone is interested in what it does it has its own web site which explains the actions and the ideals and the programmes ..anyone with the smallest notion of forward thinking would be impressed .
Written by: josean, 6 Feb 2013 2:22 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


Little Rickey will be organizing the Narco Lie-onel Defense Fund!


Written by: zooma, 6 Feb 2013 4:55 PM
From: United States


It's a start. Need more to convince me the government is serious.

Written by: Ricardolito, 6 Feb 2013 10:31 PM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
If leonel is guilty he will be punished according to the law,,if he is found not to be guilty , then some people will be in trouble...But judgements from the mobs in the press and the radio without any evidence is the height of stupidness
Written by: jasfalon, 7 Feb 2013 8:25 AM
From: United States

"...punished according to the law?"
Dominican law? Then he pays and walks.
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