Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez says that lobbyist Angel Rondón will have to provide proof that the US$92 million he admits having received from the Dominican government was for legitimate services from 2001 to 2014. Rondón says he was paid these fees for his work of securing successful contract work for Odebrecht as the company’s representative in the country.
Rodríguez says he has given Rondón three days to round up documentation to prove the money was covering fees and was not bribe money. The Attorney General has asked Rondón to present the contracts for the US$92 million, as well as his receipts and details of the bank accounts where the money was sent. Earlier this week, Rondón was questioned for 13 hours by Rodríguez and Laura Guerrero Pelletier, the Anti Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) government official.
El Día reports that Odebrecht general manager Marcelo Hofke will provide the Attorney General Office with the contracts that the Brazilian construction company has carried out in the country with institutions and individuals, including dates, sums and forms of payment.
Rodríguez told the press that he has asked the government procurement office to put the Odebrecht authorization as a government supplier on temporary hold to prevent the company from being awarded any new contract work.
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El Dia
Diario Libre
13 January 2017
