The Justice Department announced the seizing of 22 luxury apartments in Boca Chica. The Specialized Anti-Asset Laundering and Terrorism Financing division of the Attorney General Office (PGR) said the Torre Boca del Mar apartments were part of a ponzi scheme that swindled around 600 people in Canada. The action is part of ongoing investigation underway by the PGR and Canadian law enforcement authorities.
The PGR says that the Canada justice department has identified that Charles Paul Vincent Debono laundered money in the Dominican Republic through local associates. In the Dominican Republic, the accused are Sol Esperanza Acosta (wife of Vincent Debono), Zoris Yiser Holguín Acosta and Tommaso Tascone. As reported, these appeared as the owners of the apartments. They were sentenced to one year in preventive detention on 21 September 2019 when the case was declared complex in court. Vincent Debono was deported to Canada to face accusations in the case.
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20 December 2020