The high-profile corruption case against Maxy Gerardo Montilla Sierra, the brother-in-law of former President Danilo Medina, has reached a definitive conclusion. A judge has approved a significant “opportunity criterion agreement” that extinguishes all criminal charges against Montilla and his associated companies in exchange for massive financial compensation and the dissolution of the firms involved.
Judge Reymundo Antonio Mejía Zorrilla of the First Instruction Court of the National District homologated the agreement, effectively ending the penal process for alleged acts of corruption, money laundering, bribery, and fraud against the Dominican state and the power distribution companies: Edeeste, Edesur, and Edenorte.
The judicial resolution cited Article 370.6 of the Penal Procedure Code, noting that the defendant “collaborated effectively” with the investigation, “admitted responsibility,” and agreed to “compensate for the damages caused.”
The agreement, presented by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA), led by prosecutor Mirna Ortiz, establishes a major financial and corporate penalty.
The total settlement involves several key components:
• Cash Forfeiture: The State will receive a forfeiture of RD$2 billion in cash.
• Indemnification: Montilla will pay RD$600 million to the three power distributors (Edeeste, Edesur, and Edenorte) as compensation for the alleged damages.
• Tax Payment: An additional RD$431,816,307 will be paid to the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII).
• Asset Seizure: An upscale property on Roberto Pastoriza Avenue in the Naco sector, valued at over RD$50.9 million, will be seized.
Corporate dissolution
Beyond the financial penalties, the agreement mandates the programmed dissolution of eleven companies allegedly used in the corporate structure under investigation.
These companies, which include Transformadores Solomon Dominicana, Electrocable Aluconsa, and TLC Negocios Globales, must enter liquidation, pay outstanding taxes, and permanently close within a two-year timeframe.
Following the judge’s homologation, the court declared the criminal action extinguished against Maxy Montilla. All previous coercive measures have been canceled, and all restrictions and immobilizations on his assets have been lifted.
The definitive filing of the criminal process marks the final chapter in the legal saga against the former president’s relative, concluding one of the highest-profile cases arising from anti-corruption investigations in the Dominican Republic.
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CDN
11 December 2025