The government officers who have the most wealth declaration increases since 2012 include Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta, former deputy and today Santo Domingo city mayor David Collado and president of the Chamber of Deputies Lucia Medina. The analysis is from a report presented by Fernando Ferrán, director of the Dominican Development Studies Program (PED), under the Center for Economic and Social Studies Father Alemán of the PUCMM university. It follows up with the compliance by government officers of the Law 311-14 on Statements of Worth Declarations.
As reported from official wealth declarations, Peralta has declared his assets have increased by RD$80,221,125 over four years. Collado has declared an increase in his wealth of RD$45,625,713 in the last six years. Lucia Medina, who is also the sister to President Danilo Medina, has declared her wealth increased by RD$69,910,883.
Other ministers with significant increases in wealth declarations include Education Minister and former Foreign Minister Andres Navarro, with nearly RD$20 million in two years, Agriculture Minister Angel Estevez RD$21,435,464 in four years and the vice president of the Senate, Dionis Sanchez, with a RD$24,085,617 increase in six years.
Some increases have not been significant such as the governor of the Central Bank, Hector Valdez Albizu, whose wealth statement only increased by RD$141,522 in four years.
Some have even seen their personal wealth statements decrease, such as Gonzalo Castillo, minister of Public Works who reported RD$54,317,691 less since 2012, Senator Amable Aristy Castro, who reported RD$32, 752,705 less than in 2010 and others including Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez, RD$12 million less over four years and Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia, who declared RD$1,723,829 less than in 2012.
President Danilo Medina’s wealth declaration has increased by nearly RD$70 million in 14 years.
