On Monday night, 20 May 2019, National District judges ordered preventive custody in jail for eight of the ten executives of the Tremols Payero Group, who are accused of tax fraud of more than RD$4 billion. At the same time, the case was declared to be complex due to the number of accused and the number of crimes.
The following were sentenced to spend six months in preventive custody: Leonardo Antonio Tremols Payero, Eduardo de Jesus Tremols Cruz, Hervys Rafael Tremols Payero, Daniel de Jesús Tremols Payero, Carmen Adela Tremols Cruz, Eddy Samuel Tremols Payero, Doris Alexandra López Urbaez and Ramón Rafael Tremols Payero. They were taken to Najayo Men’s and Women’s prisons.
Rafael Alberto Tremols Acosta, had his current coercive measures confirmed including an exit impediment and Marisselly de los Milagros Cruz López was released and freed of all charges.
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El Dia
22 May 2019