Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega continues to share findings of research into the dealings of former director of the Metro Office, engineer Diandino Peña. Peña was removed after appearing for a TV interview with Ortega and not being able to respond to several questions about his personal finances.
Alicia Ortega in her El Informe TV investigative show revealed that Peña granted multi-million contracts to nine companies owned by persons with personal ties to him, including his son, son-in-law, brother-in-law and a lifetime friend. The report also found irregularities in 1,400 contracts that were reviewed, that showed red flags in price comparisons.
Among the companies mentioned are: Mantade, Excavaciones y Construcciones Kata, Constructora Facenda, M. Gómez Business Construction and Álvarez Feliz. All companies, with the exception of Facenda, were created between 2004 and 2010, when the two first lines of the Metro were built.
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16 November 2017
