The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) and its director, Milton Morrison, announced Sunday, 6 July 2025, the filing of a formal complaint against the company Dekolor. The company for years has been the government provider for driver licenses. The complaint alleges attempts at bribery, personal threats, and other illicit activities aimed at securing an extension of a lapsed government contract for driver’s license renewals, Diario Libre reports.
The criminal complaint, which also seeks civil action, was submitted on Friday, 4 July 2025, to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca). It names Dekolor’s president, Rogelio Oruña, and general manager, Sandra Oruña, among the accused.
According to an Intrant statement, the legal action stems from alleged attempts to bribe officials with an offer of RD$1 million and an additional RD$3 million per month. The complaint also cites personal threats, institutional pressure, and cash payments to key Intrant officials.
The alleged scheme’s objective was to secure an extension of Dekolor’s expired state contract. This contract, originally signed in January 2020 for a five-year term, covered the installation and operation of the integrated system for issuing and renewing driver’s licenses nationwide. Its provisions included managing 21 service centers, supplying personnel and equipment, and overseeing the complete technological operation of the licensing system.
“Despite having been modified on three occasions through addenda not approved by the Intrant Council, the company sought to extend its validity without going through a competitive process, illegally pressuring the current institutional leadership,” Intrant stated.
The Public Ministry indicates that the alleged corruption within Intrant dates back to 2017, implicating Dekolor and its partners in highly questionable practices.
The accusations leveled against Dekolor include bribery under Law 448-06, criminal association, money laundering under Law 155-1, fraud against the State, and extortion/electronic blackmail based on the Penal Code and Law 53-07 concerning High-Technology Crimes and Offenses.
Intrant asserts its complaint is supported by internal and Comptroller General technical reports, documentary evidence, and witness testimonies. These, Intrant claims, “underscore the existence of a criminal structure articulated with the purpose of manipulating administrative decisions and unduly appropriating public funds.” The institution also suggested that other potential actors might be involved, whose participation will be investigated by the Public Ministry.
Dekolor has a history of controversial government contracts. The company’s 2005 agreement to supply driver’s licenses drew criticism from other corporations, which claimed to have offered more economical proposals.
More recently, in 2023, Dekolor was again in the spotlight when the Procurement and Contracts office revealed it was a joint guarantor for Transcore Latam, the company that won the now-annulled contract for smart traffic lights in Greater Santo Domingo. That corruption case is currently being debated in the courts.
Milton Morrison, director of Intrant, at the time accused DeKolor officers of terrorism when the traffic light system shut down for several hours.
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Diario Libre
7 July 2025