DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The First Collegiate Court of La Vega has dismissed the criminal charges against Miguel Arturo López Florencio, known as “Micky” López, who was accused by the Public Ministry of leading a vast money laundering network linked to drug trafficking. Lopez is the husband of former PRM deputy Rosa Amalia Pilarte who was already sentenced for the same accusations. She had alleged innocence of the operations carried out by her husband and sons.

The Public Ministry has said it will appeal. There is a four-year statute for accusations to be presented, but this has been extended, especially in cases of corruption and drug trafficking. The long-lasting cases is a resource used by the defense in their attempt to get the accusations filed away.

The court’s decision, presided over by Judge Lucrecia Rodríguez, was immediately denounced by the prosecutor of La Vega, Aura Luz García, who labeled it...