7 Dias reports that the Shellbill Swiss bank account of Brazilian Joao Santana received 10 deposits of US$500,000 each in 2014, as reported in O’Globo, the Brazilian newspaper. Santana was sentenced to eight years in jail for money laundering as part of the Operation Car Wash.
At the time of his arrest he was the electoral campaign strategist for the 2016 re-election campaign of President Danilo Medina. In the midst of the Medina re-election campaign in February 2016, he traveled from the DR to Brazil to face charges. The newspaper says the account also received funds from Brazil, Angola and Panama.
President Danilo Medina has acknowledged making payments to Santana for his work in the electoral campaign.
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