Hmmmmm....
I wonder if AZB was in that PRD Chopo's entourage that tried to crash my niece's weding reception?
Tony C.
I wonder if AZB was in that PRD Chopo's entourage that tried to crash my niece's weding reception?
Tony C.
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The Great Presidential Airplane Caper
I always wondered how he paid for that diamond encrusted Rolex Presidential (yes, the irony of the model name is a bit sad).
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But seriously, I can't think of a major project (as in something more significant than repaving a local road) for which Hipolito has claimed credit that was not begun during the Leonel administration: Las Americas highway upgrade, Ozama River bridges, Juan Dolio/San Pedro highway improvements. Am I wrong?</font>
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But seriously, I can't think of a major project (as in something more significant than repaving a local road) for which Hipolito has claimed credit that was not begun during the Leonel administration: Las Americas highway upgrade, Ozama River bridges, Juan Dolio/San Pedro highway improvements. Am I wrong?</font>
Robert
CNN is wrong by a light year!! The figure I gave of $US40 million is closer to the "Pepegate". The word on the streets is that there about 10 apartments and houses alone valued over $8 million dollars. In cash alone, they were taking US$18,000 a day in the airplane to be deposited in safe banks in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It is also a big rumor that former President Aleman may have given advice to these gangsters, which is why he was being looked upon positively by DR officials for political asylum to protect him and his family, some who are here, from prosecution. Even Montesino has gotten in the corruption act. The word is that he has laundered millions by buying land in the Mirador Norte Area, where several luxury apartments are being constructed under fictitious names near the Shell gas station on Romulo Betancourt Avenue.
Several gas station permits were issued and gas stations built with this money from Pepegate. Money was spread around handily to cover up and the number of people that could be involved with this could hit more than 100. This thing is all the way up Hippos neck and several of his key men. They are just covering this up worse than Watergate. I would not be surprised if the Chief of the Armed Forces resigns, to try to avoid getting wet in his oily mess. The Baninter bank dude was seen sometimes "guallando goma" on Lincoln Avenue on weekends and sometimes would stop in the middle of the street in his flashy $2.000.000 car with two cellulars in his ears!!!! As soon as the Piantini fancy shops would get their new merchandise this guy would clean up the shops of the best merchandise. Even Nazir Atallah could not compete with this guy when meeting face to face at the Nautica shop buying expensive sportswear. Another shopping hangout was Eponymo and the shops in the same mall, where one of Hippos assistants got twenty bullets up his mouth.
But more trouble is coming ahead. There is another biggie coming up with the service station/food shop/gas station at the Americas Highway "concession". This is a $300 million pesos monster!! Nobody knows who is getting this no-bid juicy contract. But the word is out that someone big in the Public Works Department owns the rights. There is also the "blackhole" across from the tower at Banco Popular, the huge lot that was practicly given away by the government to build one of the largest commercial centers in America. This was formerly a site for the 2003 Pan Am Games housing. The INVI its up to its neck in corruption with more apartments and houses being issued to government officials instead of the poor. Then there is the Northwest Aqueduct for the Santiago Rodriguez province area, where no shovel has been seen digging the first whole.
There is a huge mess with Dominicana Airlines. There are lawsuits all over by former employees who were never given their compensation. There are lawsuits even in Venezuela. Yet the airline was liquidated to pay off friends.
Radio station transmission rights are being sold left and right. Over 100 stations that were not friendly to Hippo were closed to issue rights to PRD friends. Even Hatuey de Camps got his TV station back(Channel 6). Channel 15 which belonged to the Armed Forces was "privatized"!!!
Nazir Atallah, Hippos buddy has the most lucrative business you can think off. He has a foundation that opened up about 10 computer schools using millions in NGO money forcing private schools to close down because of this monopolistic practice. Atallah goes around giving "scholarships" on his behalf, yet the money comes from the government budget. He has even taken over green areas of the city, such as the triangle intersection of El Malecon with Lincoln Ave. to show off his name He also took the median on Lincoln Avenue. Can Trujillo match this guy??? When will he build his statue? Atallah shops regularly at the poshiest stores in Plaza Bolera and buys clothes by the truck load. His brother runs the Banking Industry Regulatory Board...Hahahahaha!!! His gall reaches the point where if you want a scholarship you have to be one of his stooges at political rallies. But you also have to pay $750 to get the overpriced $4500 scholarship. The other schools only charge from $1000 to $2500 for the same courses.
TW
CNN is wrong by a light year!! The figure I gave of $US40 million is closer to the "Pepegate". The word on the streets is that there about 10 apartments and houses alone valued over $8 million dollars. In cash alone, they were taking US$18,000 a day in the airplane to be deposited in safe banks in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It is also a big rumor that former President Aleman may have given advice to these gangsters, which is why he was being looked upon positively by DR officials for political asylum to protect him and his family, some who are here, from prosecution. Even Montesino has gotten in the corruption act. The word is that he has laundered millions by buying land in the Mirador Norte Area, where several luxury apartments are being constructed under fictitious names near the Shell gas station on Romulo Betancourt Avenue.
Several gas station permits were issued and gas stations built with this money from Pepegate. Money was spread around handily to cover up and the number of people that could be involved with this could hit more than 100. This thing is all the way up Hippos neck and several of his key men. They are just covering this up worse than Watergate. I would not be surprised if the Chief of the Armed Forces resigns, to try to avoid getting wet in his oily mess. The Baninter bank dude was seen sometimes "guallando goma" on Lincoln Avenue on weekends and sometimes would stop in the middle of the street in his flashy $2.000.000 car with two cellulars in his ears!!!! As soon as the Piantini fancy shops would get their new merchandise this guy would clean up the shops of the best merchandise. Even Nazir Atallah could not compete with this guy when meeting face to face at the Nautica shop buying expensive sportswear. Another shopping hangout was Eponymo and the shops in the same mall, where one of Hippos assistants got twenty bullets up his mouth.
But more trouble is coming ahead. There is another biggie coming up with the service station/food shop/gas station at the Americas Highway "concession". This is a $300 million pesos monster!! Nobody knows who is getting this no-bid juicy contract. But the word is out that someone big in the Public Works Department owns the rights. There is also the "blackhole" across from the tower at Banco Popular, the huge lot that was practicly given away by the government to build one of the largest commercial centers in America. This was formerly a site for the 2003 Pan Am Games housing. The INVI its up to its neck in corruption with more apartments and houses being issued to government officials instead of the poor. Then there is the Northwest Aqueduct for the Santiago Rodriguez province area, where no shovel has been seen digging the first whole.
There is a huge mess with Dominicana Airlines. There are lawsuits all over by former employees who were never given their compensation. There are lawsuits even in Venezuela. Yet the airline was liquidated to pay off friends.
Radio station transmission rights are being sold left and right. Over 100 stations that were not friendly to Hippo were closed to issue rights to PRD friends. Even Hatuey de Camps got his TV station back(Channel 6). Channel 15 which belonged to the Armed Forces was "privatized"!!!
Nazir Atallah, Hippos buddy has the most lucrative business you can think off. He has a foundation that opened up about 10 computer schools using millions in NGO money forcing private schools to close down because of this monopolistic practice. Atallah goes around giving "scholarships" on his behalf, yet the money comes from the government budget. He has even taken over green areas of the city, such as the triangle intersection of El Malecon with Lincoln Ave. to show off his name He also took the median on Lincoln Avenue. Can Trujillo match this guy??? When will he build his statue? Atallah shops regularly at the poshiest stores in Plaza Bolera and buys clothes by the truck load. His brother runs the Banking Industry Regulatory Board...Hahahahaha!!! His gall reaches the point where if you want a scholarship you have to be one of his stooges at political rallies. But you also have to pay $750 to get the overpriced $4500 scholarship. The other schools only charge from $1000 to $2500 for the same courses.
TW
The fact of the matter is that at least half of more than US$1Billion is unaccounted for. Hippo can't spend it all himself, and as Golo says, he has to spread the wealth.
The fact that we have uncovered upto US$100million in fraud only begs the question......how much of the money has NOT been uncovered...the total number will be in the US$500million range.
Ask yourself this, if the money was not stolen, but put to productive uses, then why is the free market severely punishing the exchange rate? Why are foreign companies bailing out? Its pretty darn clear.
The fact that we have uncovered upto US$100million in fraud only begs the question......how much of the money has NOT been uncovered...the total number will be in the US$500million range.
Ask yourself this, if the money was not stolen, but put to productive uses, then why is the free market severely punishing the exchange rate? Why are foreign companies bailing out? Its pretty darn clear.
Mondongo
The answer is clear. Hipolito may not need the money. He has been sucking juicy milk for years since the Guzman administration. But the money is well spread among political hacks and the friendly business community that will help his reelection or to keep the PRD in power, so the greasy wheel continues.
For instance, the previous bonds were mostly used in infrastructure construction. Many political hacks have become rich and superrich skimming from the top. Let me give you an example: Take the sidewalk construction and pavement of streets in Las Palmas de Herrera, Libertador and Manoguayabo. In one location, a contract was issued for about $12 million pesos. The project engineer given the no-bid contract to justify the expenses tore up existing sidewalks rather than repairing them. The rebuilt sidewalks were of less quality than the previous. Net result:more money skimmed thru low quality materials and cheap unskilled Haitian labor and worse sidewalks than before. So far the streets have not been paved. The engineer bought a new Mitsubishi truck for the projects, which he gets to keep, plus tools. Where is the rest of the money. When, if ever will they pave? Go check it out for yourself!!! The area looks like a dust bowl from the constructions sand blown by wind.
TW
The answer is clear. Hipolito may not need the money. He has been sucking juicy milk for years since the Guzman administration. But the money is well spread among political hacks and the friendly business community that will help his reelection or to keep the PRD in power, so the greasy wheel continues.
For instance, the previous bonds were mostly used in infrastructure construction. Many political hacks have become rich and superrich skimming from the top. Let me give you an example: Take the sidewalk construction and pavement of streets in Las Palmas de Herrera, Libertador and Manoguayabo. In one location, a contract was issued for about $12 million pesos. The project engineer given the no-bid contract to justify the expenses tore up existing sidewalks rather than repairing them. The rebuilt sidewalks were of less quality than the previous. Net result:more money skimmed thru low quality materials and cheap unskilled Haitian labor and worse sidewalks than before. So far the streets have not been paved. The engineer bought a new Mitsubishi truck for the projects, which he gets to keep, plus tools. Where is the rest of the money. When, if ever will they pave? Go check it out for yourself!!! The area looks like a dust bowl from the constructions sand blown by wind.
TW
Good question!!!!
Take for instance the fact that one of our top three banks...we all know which banks I am talking about and it's not Baninter(I will not mention the name until it comes out public or becomes such an outrageous street rumor that I cannot be accused of starting the rumor) has issued up to now at least 10 credit cards to our suspected "King of Thieves" or Pepegate himself. Each credit card exceeds limits of over $200,000 each. Of course, at my last information, all the cards are in good standing with recent important payments made to it.
The question would be...is this bank involved too? How much? Why has he been issued so many credit cards from the same bank? Have these cards been used to crossover funds? and on and on....
The other question is how much more has Pepegate influenced the entire financial system. Has these team of sophisticated crooks permeated a large number of financial institutions and how have they gone undetected so far. Are these questions going to be answered by an "user friendly" board of review and investigation team, as it is set up now?
Why are they being slated for military tribunals? Why not civilian justice? They attacked civilian targets, not military ones. Even the planes were private enterprise.
TW
Take for instance the fact that one of our top three banks...we all know which banks I am talking about and it's not Baninter(I will not mention the name until it comes out public or becomes such an outrageous street rumor that I cannot be accused of starting the rumor) has issued up to now at least 10 credit cards to our suspected "King of Thieves" or Pepegate himself. Each credit card exceeds limits of over $200,000 each. Of course, at my last information, all the cards are in good standing with recent important payments made to it.
The question would be...is this bank involved too? How much? Why has he been issued so many credit cards from the same bank? Have these cards been used to crossover funds? and on and on....
The other question is how much more has Pepegate influenced the entire financial system. Has these team of sophisticated crooks permeated a large number of financial institutions and how have they gone undetected so far. Are these questions going to be answered by an "user friendly" board of review and investigation team, as it is set up now?
Why are they being slated for military tribunals? Why not civilian justice? They attacked civilian targets, not military ones. Even the planes were private enterprise.
TW
Golo,
Your posts have been very interesting and informative.
I thought it would be a great idea if these were posted in a spanish language dominican newspaper. Maybe you could submit them to an editoral page or similar? The more people who know about this the more likely it will be stopped.
Stephen
Your posts have been very interesting and informative.
I thought it would be a great idea if these were posted in a spanish language dominican newspaper. Maybe you could submit them to an editoral page or similar? The more people who know about this the more likely it will be stopped.
Stephen
sjh
There is a slight problem with that. You see...the newspapers, specially those owned by Baninter already know everything I am talking about. I do not have exclusive information here. This stuff is out in the streets and some have been observed by me, but also others.
The Pepe gang does not hide. They were out there showing off their latest acquisitions. They were throwing parties in their fancy apartments and paying for drinks everywhere. You could run into them in the shops carrying loads of merchandise. Hipolito saw Pepe's actions, so did the Chief of the Armed Forces. They could have even stopped him before he ran up that much money, because they were on his trail months ago.
Problem is...this is too big to explode in front of Lula Da Silva, The King of Spain, and all the presidents attending the IberoAmerican Conference. So the coverup continues. But the people know!!!
TW
There is a slight problem with that. You see...the newspapers, specially those owned by Baninter already know everything I am talking about. I do not have exclusive information here. This stuff is out in the streets and some have been observed by me, but also others.
The Pepe gang does not hide. They were out there showing off their latest acquisitions. They were throwing parties in their fancy apartments and paying for drinks everywhere. You could run into them in the shops carrying loads of merchandise. Hipolito saw Pepe's actions, so did the Chief of the Armed Forces. They could have even stopped him before he ran up that much money, because they were on his trail months ago.
Problem is...this is too big to explode in front of Lula Da Silva, The King of Spain, and all the presidents attending the IberoAmerican Conference. So the coverup continues. But the people know!!!
TW
Corruption in Angola
I was just watching the BBC world news channel and they had a report about Angola (an oil rich country) where there's currently a famine going on in many parts of the country. In the meantime the IMF estimates that as much as 5 Billion USD (That's not a misprint) has "disappeared" from the government's coffers. They showed how a lot of the government officials have million dollar houses, yachts, etc...Sit on private beaches and private country clubs sipping on imported champagne while a large segment of the population starves to death for lack of food. Amazing...how uncaring human beings can be to each other. At least in the DR there's no famine going on, yet. I wish there was some kind of international organization that had the power and interest to prevent things like that from happening.
I was just watching the BBC world news channel and they had a report about Angola (an oil rich country) where there's currently a famine going on in many parts of the country. In the meantime the IMF estimates that as much as 5 Billion USD (That's not a misprint) has "disappeared" from the government's coffers. They showed how a lot of the government officials have million dollar houses, yachts, etc...Sit on private beaches and private country clubs sipping on imported champagne while a large segment of the population starves to death for lack of food. Amazing...how uncaring human beings can be to each other. At least in the DR there's no famine going on, yet. I wish there was some kind of international organization that had the power and interest to prevent things like that from happening.
Suarezn
Something is in the air. The coffee is brewing. Last night something very weird was reported on the streets. It was the talk of the town. The top military brass, and I am not just talking the top 3, but as many as 15 top generals of all the armed forces combined met privately with former U.S. Ambassador Donna Hriniak, who is now the Ambassador in Brazil. I am not sure if she is here for the Iberoamerican Summit, but could she have travelled exclusively for this? Then former Drug Czar Vincho Castillo was also in the meeting. Several of the key military brass were absent curiously. One of them a former Chief of Staff. Whats going on?
Could Pepegate be connected with people much bigger than Mr. Goico, including some of the top brass? You have to remember that Vincho Castillo is the best drug investigator in the country and he knows everyone involved in drugs, including those who have been protected in the past and continue in the present. He accused Top PRD brass of being involved in the Colombian Cartel once.
The business with the airplanes goes very deep. And we have many upper class, influential people who are being sought by the U.S., the FBI and The DEA and who cannot travel abroad because if they move one foot into the twelve mile limit, they could be grabbed by Interpol. I mentioned before months ago that we have the biggest entertainment king in DR, who owns the top casinos in DR and a music promoter who eats and dines with everyone from our palace to the top levels of society, who cannot even take a dip in a DR beach for fear of the DEA sharks. We have the owner of a baseball team who is afraid of flying even kites.
We have military people who have become super rich overnight. I am not sure if you remember a former general who had a civilian post and when he declared his income his statement prior to taking the job showed a whopping $23,000,000!! This is at a salary of about $3000 pesos a month at the time. With his legal salary it would have taken him 638 years working to meet the $23M. You could have reach planet Pluto in a donkey in that time. So could there be more?
Just speculating, but nothing is impossible in DR anymore. We live in a swimming pool full of sharks. I am glad the big powers are beginning to pay attention to this mess and that the press is losing their fear of Hippo. Things are going on.
TW
Something is in the air. The coffee is brewing. Last night something very weird was reported on the streets. It was the talk of the town. The top military brass, and I am not just talking the top 3, but as many as 15 top generals of all the armed forces combined met privately with former U.S. Ambassador Donna Hriniak, who is now the Ambassador in Brazil. I am not sure if she is here for the Iberoamerican Summit, but could she have travelled exclusively for this? Then former Drug Czar Vincho Castillo was also in the meeting. Several of the key military brass were absent curiously. One of them a former Chief of Staff. Whats going on?
Could Pepegate be connected with people much bigger than Mr. Goico, including some of the top brass? You have to remember that Vincho Castillo is the best drug investigator in the country and he knows everyone involved in drugs, including those who have been protected in the past and continue in the present. He accused Top PRD brass of being involved in the Colombian Cartel once.
The business with the airplanes goes very deep. And we have many upper class, influential people who are being sought by the U.S., the FBI and The DEA and who cannot travel abroad because if they move one foot into the twelve mile limit, they could be grabbed by Interpol. I mentioned before months ago that we have the biggest entertainment king in DR, who owns the top casinos in DR and a music promoter who eats and dines with everyone from our palace to the top levels of society, who cannot even take a dip in a DR beach for fear of the DEA sharks. We have the owner of a baseball team who is afraid of flying even kites.
We have military people who have become super rich overnight. I am not sure if you remember a former general who had a civilian post and when he declared his income his statement prior to taking the job showed a whopping $23,000,000!! This is at a salary of about $3000 pesos a month at the time. With his legal salary it would have taken him 638 years working to meet the $23M. You could have reach planet Pluto in a donkey in that time. So could there be more?
Just speculating, but nothing is impossible in DR anymore. We live in a swimming pool full of sharks. I am glad the big powers are beginning to pay attention to this mess and that the press is losing their fear of Hippo. Things are going on.
TW
Are there any decent upper class
Dominicans left?.... of course aside from TW.
Is this the upper crust everybody is talking about? I hear there are individuals that have in their garage(s) not one but two Humvies. What a country!
On the positive side, I also read not long ago that poverty is diminishing in the DR as more and more Dominicans are rising above the poverty line.
Trickle-down economics works ladies and gents!
There's a lot of money flowing out of some people's pockets.
Viva la republica!
Dominicans left?.... of course aside from TW.
Is this the upper crust everybody is talking about? I hear there are individuals that have in their garage(s) not one but two Humvies. What a country!
On the positive side, I also read not long ago that poverty is diminishing in the DR as more and more Dominicans are rising above the poverty line.
Trickle-down economics works ladies and gents!
There's a lot of money flowing out of some people's pockets.
Viva la republica!
Re: Are there any decent upper class
Nobody of the true Dominican Upper Crust is a member of the PRD.
Petaka said:Dominicans left?.... of course aside from TW.
Is this the upper crust everybody is talking about? I hear there are individuals that have in their garage(s) not one but two Humvies. What a country!
Nobody of the true Dominican Upper Crust is a member of the PRD.
Golo
Keep up the good work informing us camposinos of whats going on in the big city ,its a lot more convenient for me to read your posts than to read the newspapers as you recap everything in a neat little package.Rob lets get Golo a Pulitzer for investigative reporting,or would a howitzer be more practical?
Keep up the good work informing us camposinos of whats going on in the big city ,its a lot more convenient for me to read your posts than to read the newspapers as you recap everything in a neat little package.Rob lets get Golo a Pulitzer for investigative reporting,or would a howitzer be more practical?
Re: Re: Are there any decent upper class
Agreed. People from that group tend to keep a low profile mainly to avoid being confused as a PRD "noveaux" rich. With few exceptions, rarely will you see upper class dominican publicly (sp?) involved in politics.
Tony C said:
Agreed. People from that group tend to keep a low profile mainly to avoid being confused as a PRD "noveaux" rich. With few exceptions, rarely will you see upper class dominican publicly (sp?) involved in politics.