Late last week there were headlines about a “lawyer” who was found in his car dead of several bullet wounds. The National Police reported over the weekend that Feliz Manuel Lorenzo Pula, who was found in his car on the Santo Domingo Beltway, was not a lawyer, although he passed himself off as one. Lorenzo Pula was found dead last week in a Honda Civic where the police found personal documents and legal papers. The police investigation continues to establish motive and participants in the crime.
The National Police explained that during the course of their investigations regarding this homicide they found that Lorenzo Pula, 29, had a criminal record and was supposedly serving an eight-year sentence for violating Drugs Law 50-88. The Police explained in a press release that Lorenzo Pula was out of jail on a permit granted by the judge in charge of his case.
The National Police revealed that during their investigation they also established that Lorenzo used a judicial toga, property of his mother, and passed himself off as a lawyer.
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Policia Nacional
25 September 2018
