2005News

False council member arrested

False council member Ramon Alberto Cabral de la Cruz has been the first of the 39 being sought by the Attorney General’s Department to be arrested for his connection to the official passport fraud that was uncovered several weeks ago. According to Diario Libre, he was posing as a PRD council member from Jima Abajo. Cabral was taken to the prison at the District Attorney department after being questioned by assistant AG Frank Soto, and a hearing is scheduled tomorrow for a decision regarding his preventive custody. Cabral is from Bonao and allegedly married a woman from Azua. He is the brother of Ramon Antonio Cabral de la Cruz who is currently being sought by the AG department.