 Dominican authorities bust a major deed forgery ring including top government officials |
| An alleged ring which forged property titles, involving a suspect of conning the baseball player Julio Lugo out of RD$50 million, Judicial Branch employees, a Supreme Court auditor among them, and a Police colonel, was uncovered, with four people arrested and two others being sought.......... |
| Read more | 18 Dec 2009 |
| Canadian goes missing in Dominican Republic after taking over local business |
| The Canadian Embassy in Santo Domingo and the Canadian Honorary Consulate in Puerto Plata are in contact with local authorities. "I think it is a robbery gone bad," says Beland. "D'Arcy has been robbed here before at gunpoint."....... |
| Read more | 01 Jan 2010 |
| Ex-Councilman Miguel Martinez Sentenced to 5 Years in Theft of $106,000 |
| Former Councilman for the Dominican's in New York was sentenced for stealing money intended for a non-profit organization. It would be nice if swift and long sentences was also given to corrupt officials in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 16 Dec 2009 |
| Dominicans demand government solve plane mystery |
| Several days after the disappearance, Dominican authorities said Jimenez, the pilot, was allowed to take off even though he had only a U.S. student pilot's license. Officials suspended three aviation officials and detained two other pilots...... |
| Read more | 16 Dec 2009 |
| No Cure No Pay service for defrauded real estate investors in the Dominican Republic |
| If our associates don't reach a settlement with a developer or estate agent in less than 100 days, then you pay absolutely nothing...... |
| Read more | 11 Dec 2009 |
| Case moves on, charges sought against Elliotts and others over Sun Village fraud as the result of forensic analysis report |
| The report, submitted Nov. 12, reads: "There is enough and sufficient information available which establishes a reasonable and supportable conclusion that criminal activities have occurred and/or are still ongoing. According to the forensic analysis report, over 58 million in commissions were paid from 2004-09 to the Elliotts, Mr. Catledge and/or their related companies..... |
| Read more | 21 Dec 2009 |
| Crime's curse on the Caribbean |
| In the Dominican Republic, month after month, senior members of the armed forces, the police and others involved in supporting narcotics trafficking continue to find ways to escape justice...... |
| Read more | 06 Dec 2009 |
| Most of the money is probably hidden away in the Dominican Republic |
| Marie Morey of Lawrence is a courthouse accounting clerk who devised a "very elaborate, intricate and sophisticated scheme" to embezzle more than $2 million from the Lawrence probation department over three and a half years, a prosecutor said yesterday....... |
| Read more | 04 Dec 2009 |
| Dominican Republic’s bad boat rep hurts marinas, hotelier says |
| “The Dominican Republic has a bad reputation as maritime destination due to the inconvenience of its ports, the problematic entry procedures and the regulations for tourist boats, more than eight agencies or authorities receive a boat when it arrives in the country, Customs, Immigration, Animal Health, the Navy, and Drugs Control (DNCD) among others.... |
| Read more | 03 Dec 2009 |
| Failed bank’s ex chief claims ailments, delays start of US$600M fraud case |
| Diarrhea, backaches and a vertebra hernia are just some of the ailments which according to the medical certificate, the former banker Manuel Arturo Pellerano complains of in the last few months and which have delayed the start of the trial for alleged fraud of around RD$22 billion (US$600 million)..... |
| Read more | 03 Dec 2009 |
| When Crime Comes to Paradise |
| The Caribbean is aware of its crime problems and is trying to get them under control. In the Dominican Republic pickpocketing and mugging are the most common crimes against tourists.... |
| Read more | 02 Dec 2009 |
| Large number of newborns infected with HIV in Dominican Republic |
| A total of 1,200 children are born to HIV positive mothers every year in the Dominican Republic, 11 percent of whom are born with HIV/AIDS, according to official figures released Tuesday in Santo Domingo...... |
| Read more | 02 Dec 2009 |
| Dominican Republic’s ruling party got drug money, top official says |
| The Presidency’s Adviser on drugs affirmed Monday that president Leonel Fernandez isn’t being provided “loyal” information on the two most wanted fugitives, and revealed that one of them made “important” contributions to political parties, including the ruling PLD..... |
| Read more | 01 Dec 2009 |
| Dominican ruling party trembles as Senator dubs Governor “gangster” |
| As usual corruption and fraud is going hand in hand, and a mega scandal is the latest in the ruling PLD party, whose fierce competition for candidacies in the May 16 elections has led to bitter internal disputes....... |
| Read more | 27 Nov 2009 |
| PuntaPerla.org - Where did that frontman come from? Is he the new ghost in the project.... |
| In connection with the newsletter of November 2009 from Punta Perla, Dominican Watchdog has tried to investigate who is behind the new website PuntaPerla.org. The 2 Billion dollar development in the Dominican Republic by Ricardo Miranda is now operating from a EURO 300 per month business center address in Madrid. See all the details below............ |
| Read more | 26 Nov 2009 |
| Plastic surgeon jailed and his clinic shuttered in Dominican Republic |
| Johan Tapia Bueno, accused of medical malpractice, was incarcerated yesterday in the jail of the Ciudad Nueva Courthouse. Click on read more to watch the video about what happened to his patients....... |
| Read more | 25 Nov 2009 |
| 'All inclusive resorts' do not assist local people |
| How sad that Robert Barron's visit to the Dominican Republic should be to an "all inclusive resort" from where most, if not all, the profits go to some fat cat in Santo Domingo or worse abroad not helping the local inhabitants one jot....... |
| Read more | 24 Nov 2009 |
| Most Dominican Government agencies fail transparency test |
| More than half of the government agencies of a total of 85 rank below 65 percent in the 200-04 Public Information Law application index, according to the fourth survey conducted........ |
| Read more | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Police Bust Ring That Forged Documents for Haitians in Dominican Republic |
| U.S. Social Security Administration cards were among the documents found by investigators, Colonel Cordero Paredes said....... |
| Read more | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake in the Dominican Republic |
| 27 km (17 miles) N (356°) from La Romana, Dominican Republic Click here for more information |
| 22 Nov 2009 |
