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?
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?