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Public Assets Recovery Team against Senasa / Diario Libre

The Dominican state has formally filed a civil complaint against the individuals accused in the major fraud case involving the National Health Insurance (Senasa), with a legal team committed to work pro bono until all stolen funds are recovered. The alleged scheme is being characterized as a direct “assault on life” against the nation’s health beneficiaries. The public health service primarily serves the country’s poor.

The Public Assets Recovery Team (ERPP) deposited the formal complaint and civil suit yesterday, concerning the alleged fraud committed against Senasa. The legal team labeled the massive embezzlement as “a direct attack against the life and health of Dominicans.”

The collective affirmed it will work closely with the Public Ministry...