Not just Canoa! The majority of the gang got into it! - part 5

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Most recent release of report (audit) by The Chamber of Accounts of the Republic (CCRD) on this mess of dishonesty:

Los reformistas se “alzaron” con RD$220 millones del pueblo de Cabarete – Julian Herrera – Acento.com.do | Cabarete noticias


Here is the somewhat inadequate translation (sorry):

The reformists are "lifted" with RD $ 220 million the town of Cabarete - Julian Herrera - Acento.com.do

June 25, 2013 | Filed under: News | Posted by: caba8255



CanoaxxLos auditors who participated in the inspection detected 36 irregularities committed criticism outgoing council officials in embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominicana. Republic-The Chamber of Accounts of the Republic (CCRD) presented an audit report to the Town Council made Cabarete, Puerto Plata, where officials have embezzled 220 million pesos.

The government accounting research includes six local directors, and was conducted between January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2010. It was approved and ratified by the Council of the Chamber of Auditors in March last year.

The legislation of the audit liability attributed to irregularities during the period 2004 to 2010, former municipal directors of the entity Morfe Eddy Ramon De la Cruz, Santo Ramirez Castillo, Pedro Julio Vasquez, Alexandra Nieves Bonilla, Jose Mercedes Vallejo and the current director Gabriel Antonio Ramirez, who had held the previous periods (2005, 2010-2011).

The auditors who participated in the inspection detected 36 irregularities committed criticism outgoing council officials in embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.

The city authorities made funds transfer through different accounts in the amount of 119 000 000 420 000 320 pesos, without evidence of documents that support disbursements

Based these irregularities the Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, the government indicted Cabarete municipal director, Gabriel Antonio Mora Ramirez and former manager Ramon Morfe Eddy De la Cruz, both leaders of the Reform Party, for alleged embezzlement public during 2004 to 20010.

The report addresses, in particular, 12 points relevant to expenditure executed by the municipal authorities during that period.

Income and improperly handled deposits, checks held by officials manipulate, without brackets supporting disbursements; unsupported financial aid, and unrealized paid jobs, buying fuel on behalf of officers and employees.

The analysis mentions also the car hire city employees, checks issued by officials of the institution, payment for supervision of works not executed, differences in the amounts of payroll, workers alleged disbursements without identifying beneficiaries, loans unregistered and deposited in the bank account of the company, among other violations and irregularities.

Irregular disbursements for contractors

The city authorities made funds transfer through different accounts in the amount of 119 000 000 420 000 320 pesos, without evidence of documents that support disbursements.

Of that number, 39. 1 million pesos were paid in respect of construction license, be annexed without no-objection certificates, or present evidence to support the execution of the work.

Detected payments for contractors and suppliers of the mayor in the amount of 57.2 million pesos, without documentation substantiating the disbursements, as detailed financial audit.

In addition, the report notes that the company made payments to contractors amounting to the sum of 3.2 million dollars, without the work was performed.

Other 4.4 million pesos will be paid for supervision and contingency contracting works, but the authorities of the institution could justify.

The Accounts Chamber points out that Law 176-07, the National District and the Municipalities, Article 248 expressly Supporting Documentation:

"Prior to the issuance of payment orders from the budget of the municipality be accredited entity documented by the department which recognize the obligations, the performance of the work or the right of the creditor in accordance with the agreements that once authorized and pledged spending, "says the report.

Relatives of officials benefiting from rents

Another finding of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber were financial records confirming that the city paid the amount of RD $ 11.1 million for the rental of premises and transport equipment, relatives of city officials without any contract, in a dual legal violation.

The audit report questions the council municipal director, Alexandra Nieves Bonilla, during the period 2005 - 2006, to hire a guy service truck to work at City Hall.

Also, two trucks were leased to Ernesto Mora and Humberto Mora, both brothers of municipal director Gabriel Antonio Mora Ramirez, for the same purposes, in violation of the Law 41.04, which created the Ministry of Public Administration, which provides:

Numeral 15 and 16: "To provide services in the same institution as your spouse, and who are united by ties of consanguinity or affinity to the second degree when he had hierarchical relationship."

Diversion and misuse of resources

In research at the record books of the council, the technicians detected loan payments in the amount of 4.6 million pesos, whose transactions were signed with individuals, paid in cash and low verbal agreement. The auditors were unable to make the use of that resource.

For social work, the document reveals that the company paid the amount of 2.1 million pesos, of which RD $ 1.5 million was delivered without the signatures of the beneficiaries or copies of their identity cards and electoral.

In the figure shown, 588 000 pesos were spent supposedly on purchases of goods and services. However, the authorities could not justify the expenditure to the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.

Purchase fuel in the name of civil

Irregularities also extend to the purchase of fuel and lubricants. In this line were allocated during the years examined, 2.2 million pesos, of which 1.8 million were issued on behalf of officials and individuals without any justification.

The Accounts Chamber considers that the authorities violated the Law 120-01, which in Article 8 paragraph C, states that an officer shall be disqualified from:

"Using his position to obtain advantages, benefits or privileges that are not permitted by law, directly or indirectly, for himself, any member of his family or any other person, business or entity."

Loans unregistered officials endorsed checks

The CCRD confirmed that the city obtained loans in the amount of 4.6 million pesos, which, according to the audit, were not recorded in the book of commitments or deposited in the appropriate bank account.

Technicians could not establish which gave authorities use these funds, which now have to pay the citizen taxpayer, as reported by the audit.

The investigation also determined that Caberete city officials endorsed checks issued to third-party names in the amount of 2.8 million pesos, which were changed by the treasurer and inspector of the bank charges for the period 2004 to 2008.

Jose Ramon Urena, City Treasurer, had three checks, one per 1.6 million, another 63 thousand pesos and a third for 25 thousand dollars.

While Juan Carlos Sanchez, Inspector Collection of the entity changed as theirs a check in the amount of 1.1 million.

The council Treasurer informed the auditors in May 2010, for "ignorance", proceeded to cash the checks at the bank, but then he delivered his "own".


Can this get any worse?
 

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Well, to any sensible person, it would seem that somebody MUST be held to account for such a long list of alleged wrongdoings, but can we count on the judiciary to be sensible people?
 

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Canoa - Part 6. Here is the latest of the ongoing Canoa case. Video included.
He must have horse shoes up there to get away with this!!

Canoa se burla de la corte de Puerto Plata diciendo que por raz?n econ?mica, el no podr?a pagar su abogado y se reaplaza la audiencia sin ninguna objeci?n de la jueza | Cabarete noticias

And again, the inadequate translation but you get the gist!

Canoeing mocks Puerto Plata court saying that economic reason, the lawyer could not pay reaplaza hearing and without objection by Judge

July 8, 2013 | Filed under: News | Posted by: caba8255

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Canoeing in the courtroom, saying that economic issue, it could pay his lawyer

The July 5th District City Council Director, Gabriel Mora Canoa alias, received for the second time suspending his preliminary hearing in corruption case using an excuse that does not have the resources to pay your lawyer.

The case began on May 21, 2013 when the Directorate for Administrative Prosecution of Corruption (DPCA) deposit Canoe charges against his predecessor as Director of the City District, Eddy Morfe, corruption and conspiracy, based on an audit of the Chamber of Accounts and documents found in the archives of the district council.

At the stage of the process when the court considered coercive measures against Canoeing, he presented documents showing a portion of personal resources, including property titles valued at over 100 million, the title of your car valued at more than 3 million pesos, adding that owns numerous businesses in Cabarete. Accused of mishandling of 185 million pesos, the judge let him off with a security Canoa a million pesos, or he had to pay 100,000 pesos or 10%.

The preliminary hearing was set for May 21 and three prosecutors from the office of CAPD and ADECA lawyer had come from Santo Domingo to join two prosecutors in Puerto Plata for the hearing. But the judge postponed it until July 5 because the other defendant, Eddy Morfe never showed up and sent a medical leave with your attorney. That morning Mr. Morfe was seen walking the streets of Cabarete and by fishing in Boca. .

The July 5 Canoa lawyer came to court before the hearing began and before the arrival of the accused to advertise with a laugh that had been dismissed by Canoe and no longer represented him. In the session Canoe explained to court that he no longer had the resources to pay an attorney. And even though he had deposited Canoe September 27, 2012 an appeal of its coercive measure stating that he has more than 100 million shares (more than Danilo Medina, president of the Dominican Republic), a vehicle of 3 million pesos and several businesses, the judge accepted that argument to postpone again the case and order the appointment of a public defender.

The judge proposed to postpone the preliminary hearing for three months. ADECA's lawyer, David La Hoz replied that the standard set by the Supreme Court is a stay of no more than fifteen days. At last the judge set the new date for the preliminary hearing to August 23, an extension of 49 days.

And while still in control Canoe district council Cabarete with the same irregularities and punished an entire people.

coercion as canoe appeal
 

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The saga continues (I am amazed!)

Well it seems Canoa has horse shoes somewhere! This is absolutely amazing! I have heard of politicians being in the pocket, but this isn't even covert! Newest installation of incredible gall (what's worse is the judge knows it!):

Pregunta a Dom?nguez Brito | Cabarete noticias

I don't know if the link will work but here goes Google translation again:

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Gabriel Antonio Mora (Canoa), the city's director of Cabarete, is adding new chapters mocking his bulging record company if the courts of Puerto Plata be unaffected. It has three complaints of corruption also fake City Council minute book, for shooting a cab driver for violation of the Law on Free Access to Public Information, and for fraud in the sale of a building that was not owned . The process for the third complaint of corruption (the second filed by the Department of Administrative Corruption Prevention-DPCA-) started last May 21, but was sent back because the co-defendant (also former director Cabarete municipal), apologized for illness, though he was healthy until 20 May. The process was rescheduled for July 5, but that day was canceled Canoe forwarded because their lawyers, because it has no resources to pay their fees.
Canoe? Without money? Only judicial officers believe Puerto Plata always treat him with kid gloves. On 19 September last year the Coroner for Puerto Plata dictate as a coercive measure against Canoeing court bail of one million pesos.
The next day, this powerful lord submitted to the Court of Appeal an instance against this measure because "Gabriel Antonio Mora brought to court titles, more than one hundred million pesos, vehicle registration, for more than three million pesos , its charter your address, your business, and a stable job, more however, the judge admitted the embezzlement and breach FANTACIA ... ". (Verbatim)
When Mitio Canoa? Those who know their history, their ability to "make" money, the audit of the DPCA and the collection of checks which the Association for the Development of Cabarete has based its complaint on corruption, we believe Mitio July 5 when fired his lawyer because he could not pay. Who declares in writing to a judge who has property worth 100 million pesos can not claim, eight months later, that has no money to pay his lawyer. Lying to the judge? Deliberately not perjury? Investigate? Puerto Plata court this? The DPCA has a copy of that quote. Investigate this or wait? Next show of mockery in the court of Puerto Plata?
Francisco Dominguez Brito was one of three leading politicians congratulated me for my consistent complaints about abuses of canoes in Cabarete. Now is the Attorney General, head of the DPCA and the third complaint filed corruption (embezzlement of RD $ 185 million). Will you allow to continue the joke?"


How can they expect people to be civilized if even the judiciary isn't? I bet he is in the process of retitling his assets to everyone in his family so when is forced(?) to show his assets, he won't have any left under his name!! And this isn't obvious?!
 

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Well it seems Canoa has horse shoes somewhere! This is absolutely amazing! I have heard of politicians being in the pocket, but this isn't even covert! Newest installation of incredible gall (what's worse is the judge knows it!):

Pregunta a Dom?nguez Brito | Cabarete noticias

I don't know if the link will work but here goes Google translation again:

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Gabriel Antonio Mora (Canoa), the city's director of Cabarete, is adding new chapters mocking his bulging record company if the courts of Puerto Plata be unaffected. It has three complaints of corruption also fake City Council minute book, for shooting a cab driver for violation of the Law on Free Access to Public Information, and for fraud in the sale of a building that was not owned . The process for the third complaint of corruption (the second filed by the Department of Administrative Corruption Prevention-DPCA-) started last May 21, but was sent back because the co-defendant (also former director Cabarete municipal), apologized for illness, though he was healthy until 20 May. The process was rescheduled for July 5, but that day was canceled Canoe forwarded because their lawyers, because it has no resources to pay their fees.
Canoe? Without money? Only judicial officers believe Puerto Plata always treat him with kid gloves. On 19 September last year the Coroner for Puerto Plata dictate as a coercive measure against Canoeing court bail of one million pesos.
The next day, this powerful lord submitted to the Court of Appeal an instance against this measure because "Gabriel Antonio Mora brought to court titles, more than one hundred million pesos, vehicle registration, for more than three million pesos , its charter your address, your business, and a stable job, more however, the judge admitted the embezzlement and breach FANTACIA ... ". (Verbatim)
When Mitio Canoa? Those who know their history, their ability to "make" money, the audit of the DPCA and the collection of checks which the Association for the Development of Cabarete has based its complaint on corruption, we believe Mitio July 5 when fired his lawyer because he could not pay. Who declares in writing to a judge who has property worth 100 million pesos can not claim, eight months later, that has no money to pay his lawyer. Lying to the judge? Deliberately not perjury? Investigate? Puerto Plata court this? The DPCA has a copy of that quote. Investigate this or wait? Next show of mockery in the court of Puerto Plata?
Francisco Dominguez Brito was one of three leading politicians congratulated me for my consistent complaints about abuses of canoes in Cabarete. Now is the Attorney General, head of the DPCA and the third complaint filed corruption (embezzlement of RD $ 185 million). Will you allow to continue the joke?"


How can they expect people to be civilized if even the judiciary isn't? I bet he is in the process of retitling his assets to everyone in his family so when is forced(?) to show his assets, he won't have any left under his name!! And this isn't obvious?!

my neighbor always says to me, whenever things perplex me in the DR;

REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE..
 

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This situation isn't perplexing, it is infuriating!! It just seems that he has carte blanche for theft and the people of Cabarete are his personal wallet! To let an employee die because he wouldn't pay a pittance for him to go to the doctor, is a travesty particularly when he is paying his brother's monthly lease payment of RD$40,000.00 on his SUV. Do they have class action law suits here? Anyone know?
 

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The newest info on the Canoa case:

La vice directora de la junta distrital de Cabarete se querella contra el director de la junta distrital Canoa | Cabarete noticias


And the (Google) translation:

"The vice director of the District Board of Cabarete is suing the district board director Canoe

July 29, 2013 | Filed under: News | Posted by: caba8255

raquelEl Friday July 26, 2013, the district council vice director of Cabarete Raquel Sierra empowered laid a criminal complaint by Mr. Jose Carlos Gonzalez against district council director, Gabriel Mora Canoa alias for writing false, false signature, and associations of malefactors. Included as defendants in the complaint, as well as canoes, were:

Yuderka Alvarez, Treasurer of the District Board of Cabarete,
Juan Carlos Alvarez, brother of the Treasurer of the District Board of Cabarete,
Oscar Pena, an employee of the District Board of Cabarete,
Luis Manuel Castillo, messenger of the District Board of Cabarete.

The vice director states in his complaint that the district council issued several checks payable to the vice director which were endorsed with signatures of other people. People who changed the checks were Juan Carlos Alvarez, brother of the treasurer who authorized the checks, and Oscar Pena and Luis Manuel Castillo, ayuntamitento district employees.

The case of lawyer Raquel Sierra is a reflection of the typical financial manipulations Cabarete district council who were exposed to the public when canoes had to disclose financial documents district council in response to several requests for ADECA under the Law on Free Access to public information.

The district council documents show that the following people changed checks with forged signatures on tens of millions of dollars:
Humberto Mora, nicknamed bojote brother Canoe
Rafael Mora, nicknamed Fey, brother of Canoa
Roman Mora, nicknamed Vico, brother of Canoa
Carlos Jose Alvarez, another brother of the Treasurer
King Angel Alvelo, always linked to Canoa
Juan Luis Vasquez, driver of the garbage truck
July Berni Polanco, driver of the garbage truck
Federico Sanchez Morales, who has a contract for RD $ 93,000 per month for maintenance of the grass.

And the documents show that the practice to steal public funds has not diminished since the Accounts Chamber audit and made his address to the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (DPCA) of the Public Ministry began its corruption case against Canoa. Canoeing continues as director of the District Board and continues to act as usual. The Case of CAPD and ADECA against Eddy figurehead Canoe and corruption Morfe was suspended for the second time until 23 August when Canoa argued in court that he had no funds to pay a lawyer. Although previously Canoe documents delivered to the court showing that he had several businesses and properties valued at over one hundred million dollars, the judge accepted that excuse to suspend judgment. Canoeing certainly going to present another argument on August 23 to suspend the case for the third time. The village of Cabarete hopes that this time the judge did not allow further adjustments Canoe justice system."


And on it goes. . . . . . .
 

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On it goes indeed. In most countries the people of his town would be demonstrating outside the court, baying for his, and the judges' blood. Here the people stand quietly by, hoping for another handout come election time.

You have to almost admire the judges' gall, when their apparent complicity is so obvious.
 

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Well, another installment of the ongoing Canoa issue. Maybe it goes even further?

Canoa, el calumniado del PRSC – Manuel Quiterio Cede?o, El Caribe 02.08.13 | Cabarete noticias

The Google translation (again, somewhat inadequate but you get the gist):

"I trust that my readers will not get bored by my insistence on the now famous case of the "mayor" of the borough of Cabarete, Gabriel Mora (Canoa), Municipal Manager is the official name of the charge, but the case remains in effect for the incredible slow acting justice system hesitates seriously address this matter despite the accumulation of complaints filed against them. Two recent events force me back on topic.

Last week, on July 24, was filed in the Office of Puerto Plata the eighth complaint against Canoeing, despite this, the July 26 general secretary of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) and spokesman of the deputies of the organization, Ramon Rogelio Genao, announced that the party will defend their mayors, municipal managers and other elected officials "on any ground" because in his opinion it is inexplicable that attacks originating from the LDP, an allied party.

"Our mayors of La Romana, Cotu? and Maimon, and the district director Cabarete, among others, are being persecuted, slandered and even formally charged with councilors and LDP leaders of these municipalities," he said at an event Genao as published several media. The new complaint filed vices?ndica the Cabarete, Raquela Sierra, to learn that there were checks issued in his name by the municipality to which it belongs, but switched to the Reserve Bank by others with his forged signature.

Ms. Sierra gave his name seven checks signed by the treasurer Canoe in 2011, traded for Juan Carlos Alvarez, brother of the municipal treasurer Yudelka Alvarez (included in the complaint), Juan Manuel Castillo and Oscar Pe?a (both employees of the council ).

This is the fourth lawsuit Canoa facing corruption. In May was submitted by the Attorney General of the Republic, in October last year by the Association for the Development of Cabarete (Adeca), and last August by the Office of Administrative Corruption Prevention.

In December 2008 he was subjected to destroy a protected area is processed by fake book of minutes of the District Board (July 2011), has a charge of shooting a taxi driver (April 2012) and is the first official processed by a cutting refuse to hand over public information (July 2012).

He underwent Adeca again this year for refusing to hand over public information, but all processes "slow walk". PLD accuses genao press for canoes, but no one outside the protective power can achieve slow pace of justice that favors the owner of Cabarete."


I don't even think I will be alive by the time this gets resolved, if it ever does. Just depressing!
 

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Does this sound like defeat because it doesn't read like a victory?!

Procurador teme se ahonde en cultura impunidad de corrupci?n en la justicia – acento.com.do | Cabarete noticias

"Attorney fear deepens in impunity culture of corruption in justice - acento.com.do

August 4, 2013 | Filed under: News | Posted by: caba8255

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The Attorney General also ruled on the case of the mayor of Cabarete, which, he says, is another example of how difficult it is proving overcome this culture of impunity.

Santo Domingo, Aug 3 (Reuters). - Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito expressed his fear that further deepen the culture of impunity in cases of administrative corruption "perceived" in the judicial system country.

In a statement released today, Dominguez said that culture of corruption acts as the drug cartels, buy justice system actors, opinion makers and control mechanisms. Only need to kill them and that can not be, nor can afford, "he said.

He explained that from 1997 judicial reform, with the selection of new judges and the Public Prosecutor status-it was thought that the system would be able to break the culture of impunity that, in his opinion, "much harm ago ".

It however said, the reality has been quite different.

"Again the case of National Heritage adds to a series of decisions requiring worry. Were the tests, audits, public assets sold to shell companies, bidding flawed, everything required to determine the violation of the law, "he said.

Similarly, Dominguez Brito said in the case of the Dominican Municipal League "we all know the secret. Audits are there. However, untimely decisions and lacking legal basis by the Attorney General, at the time, and the judiciary, make impossible a sanction ".

The same has happened with the case of Engineers Office of the State Supervisor of Works (OISOE), "where we have applied to the courts free to investigate and is almost impossible," he said.

He added that "if we look further back, in the government of President Hipolito Mejia, saw the case Renewal Plan, where millions of dollars went to private hands. The sanctions were Pyrrhic not to mention the case of multipurpose greenhouses and sports in which impunity was complete ".

The Attorney General also ruled on the case of the mayor of Cabarete, which, he says, is another example of how difficult it is proving overcome this culture of impunity.

"If in addition to the resources and institutional weaknesses of the Chamber of Accounts and the Public Ministry, the judiciary destroys what little is achieved, then we very badly," he said.

Finally, he noted that widespread regime of impunity "hits" the depths of the heart of democracy. EFE"


At the very least!!