Court asked to grant RD$23.9 billion in damages in Anti-Pulpo case

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The prosecutors for the Dominican state are asking for RD$23.9 billion in damages in the corruption case being made against Alexis Medina, the brother of former President Danilo Medina.

According to the indictment in the so-called Anti-Pulpo case, Alexis Medina used his position as the brother of the President of the Republic to create shell companies that vied for government contracts in areas where neither he nor his partners had any experience, any qualified personnel, or any equipment. These so-called “commercial entities” benefited from contracts covering everything from A-to-Z on the government’s shopping list. This list of the nearly two dozen commercial entities offered services of medical equipment and services, live animals and vehicles. And so much more.

The prosecutors provided evidence that the contracts were pushed forward by...

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