According to the formal accusation filed by the Public Prosecution Service to the Supreme Court, Odebrecht paid 2% of the value of each of the works obtained by means of bribes to Angel Rondón. Odebrecht executive, Marcos Vasconcelos Cruz, said that Rondón was paid by means of bank transfer to the Meinl Bank of Antigua, by the companies Lashan Corp. and Conamsa International, both owned by Rondón Rijo and with the support of the Structured Operations’ Division of Odebrecht that was located in the Dominican Republic.
Rondón Rijo is accused of managing the money handed over by Odebrecht in the form of bribes to be given to politicians and legislators to ensure the construction of important works in the country.
The Attorney General’s Office has said that these bribes were paid to the accused Víctor Díaz Rúa, Andrés Bautista, Jesús Vásquez, Tommy Galán and Roberto Rodríguez. The other accused in the case is the lawyer of Diaz Rúa, Conrado Pittaluga.
The United States included Angel Rondón and his family in the list of the first persons abroad affected by the Magnitsky Act, removing his visa and that of his family to travel to the United States.
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Listin Diario
13 June 2018
