In the Dominican Republic so far no one has sued TelexFree for fraud, says Yeni Berenice Reynoso, the National District prosecutor. She said the investigation of the case is on hold due to the lack of legal action being taken by citizens who have been allegedly affected by the scandal. She stressed that if citizens do not present claims, the prosecutor’s office cannot act. Reynoso said that only an investigation for money laundering has been opened.
As reported in Diario Libre, prosecutor general, Francisco Dominguez Brito, says that the government should vigorously pursue the matter and not wait for citizens to present claims. Brito said that it is apparent that many people lost their money, despite the monetary authorities having alerted the public of the risk of investing or participating in a pyramid scheme. An estimated 150,000 people lost upwards of US$100 million in the get-rich-quick scheme that is now under investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission of the United States, where the TelexFree was located.
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