DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

An audit by the Chamber of Accounts has revealed financial irregularities at the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom), including unauthorized spending, payments for services not rendered, and suspicious asset sales.

The investigation, which covered the period from January 2015 to December 2016, found discrepancies amounting to millions of Dominican pesos. The audit was ordered in 2017 but had been shelved until its recent publication.

Among the most significant findings were:• Irregular income records totaling RD$66.5 million.• Improper use of a corporate credit card by the executive director, amounting to RD$8 million.• Payments of RD$93.5 million to cleaning brigade personnel with no evidence of work performed.• Payments of RD$22.6 million to contracted staff who did not perform any duties.• Unauthorized supplementary payments of RD$20.3 million to officials.• Payments...