Today the police swept through Cabarete to arrest the Director of the Ayuntamiento Distrital, Canoa, the Treasurer and other employees and relatives of employees of the ayuntamiento distrital on charges of falsifying checks. At this hour the Treasurer and half a dozen others are in jail, but Canoa vanished, and we have no word whether he has been captured or has turned himself in.
This case is completely separate from the case pursued by ADECA and the Ministerio Publico for a pattern of corruption, in which Canoa has been ordered to stand trial. Tomorrow, the Tribunal Electoral in Santo Domingo will hear the case to require the suspension of Canoa. Of course if Canoa is in jail in Puerto Plata tomorrow for this other case or on the lam he won't be appearing in the Santo Domingo court.
Unfortunately the guys from the ayuntamiento who drive the garbage truck are among those arrested for falsification, so Cabarete may have a bit of a garbage problem until new management can take over the ayuntamiento and hire new staff.
This case is completely separate from the case pursued by ADECA and the Ministerio Publico for a pattern of corruption, in which Canoa has been ordered to stand trial. Tomorrow, the Tribunal Electoral in Santo Domingo will hear the case to require the suspension of Canoa. Of course if Canoa is in jail in Puerto Plata tomorrow for this other case or on the lam he won't be appearing in the Santo Domingo court.
Unfortunately the guys from the ayuntamiento who drive the garbage truck are among those arrested for falsification, so Cabarete may have a bit of a garbage problem until new management can take over the ayuntamiento and hire new staff.