The Attorney General’s office has secured a warrant for the arrest of the mayor of San Francisco de Macoris, Felix Manuel Rodriguez Grullon, for alleged administrative corruption to the tune of more than RD$100 million.
Via the Specialized Persecution of Administrative Corruption Unit (PEPCA) headed by Judge Laura Guerrero, the AG’s office also asked for arrest warrants for the council’s Finance Director and Treasurer Fior Daliza Genao Hernandez, as well as Jerson Nerys Lizardo Perez, the former head of the mayor’s payroll.
In a press release, Guerrero said that the irregularities, discovered during an audit, included forging documents, perversion of justice, embezzlement, extortion, abuse of trust, and criminal association.
The statement went on to say that an investigation by the Public Prosecution service found that during the January 2007 to November 2011 period the accused perpetrated electronic fraud to the payroll for around RD$25 million. Several other discrepancies involving payroll and construction payments were also highlighted.
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