District Attorney Francisco Domínguez confirmed that the papers which ordered the jailing of two brothers accused of a bank fraud scheme against Bancrédito were missing in the case dosier handed to Judge Alexis Henríquez. The Supreme Court ordered the suspension of Judge Henríquez after the latter released the brothers that have been accused of a scheme whereby they appropriated over RD$5 million using ATM cards. The Supreme Court has ordered an in-depth investigation into the case and has also suspended Judge Juan Miguel Castillo Pantaleon who prepared the case that was sent to Judge Alexis Henriquez. Judge Henríquez ordered that the brothers be released from prison on grounds that there was no prison order against them. DA Domínguez has retained the brothers in jail.
