The furniture of the home of Julio Maríñez, former secretary general of the Dominican Municipal League, was embargoed by a court order. Maríñez attributed the embargo to political persecution and abuse of power by President Leonel Fernández. El Siglo newspaper reported, though, that the embargo was not against Maríñez, but rather against his wife Jacqueline Pérez. Reportedly, she had a legal suit against her for the sale of a dwelling. The sale was annulled and she was sentenced to return the money, which she didn’t resulting in the forceful seizure of her household goods for sale in an auction to pay the debt.
