The First Collegiate Court of the National District accepted the testimony of witness Carmen Nadieska Alvarez de Maio, criminal investigations analyst at the Justice Department (Ministerio Publico). She presented evidence in financial documents of transactions and checks paid by companies owned by former Odebrecht commercial representative Angel Rondon Rijo to former senator Andres Bautista, and former National Hydraulic Institute director Juan Roberto Rodriguez and former senator Jesus (Chu) Vasquez. Vasquez is minister of Interior & Police in the Abinader administration.
The witness mentioned evidence on transactions carried out by the companies Consultores y Contratistas Conamsa, SRL, Lashan Corp, Arma SA, Hacienda Los Angeles SRL and Agente de Cambio Los Angeles.
Álvarez De Maio, at the request of the Justice Department, crosschecked the information with data secured from the Superintendence of Banks, the Tax Agency (DGII) and the Treasury of Social Security (TSS).
The court is hearing evidence against former Odebrecht commercial representative Angel Rondon, former Minister of Public Works Victor Diaz Rua, lawyer Conrado Pittaluga, senator Tommy Galan, former INDRHI director, Juan Roberto Rodriguez and former senator Andres Bautista incriminated in the US$92 million Odebrecht bribes scandal. The Brazilian construction company admitted to paying bribes to secure contract work in the Dominican Republic.
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Diario Libre
El Caribe
19 January 2021