The Collegiate Court of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the province of Samaná issued a five-year prison sentence against former Las Terrenas Mayor Jose Mercedes Martinez Emeterio. The Public Ministry had accused Martinez Emeterio of committing embezzlement to the detriment of the City Council of the municipality and the Dominican state.
Judges Edward José Soto Soto, Luz Mariel Santos Alonzo, and Dilcia de Peña Green also sentenced the then Las Terrenas treasurer, Willis Alberto Vilorio Sarante with three years in jail, for his participation in this embezzlement.
The accusations against these men were presented by the Public Ministry on 28 April 2015, as a result of a complaint filed against the former mayor by the councilors of the Municipal City Council of Las Terrenas for multiple violations of the laws. and diversion of public funds found in an audit by the Chamber of Accounts of the Las Terrenas mayor office.
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Attorney General Office
7 December 2023