GBC Pharmacy added to SeNaSa case

Santo Domingo.- The National Convergence against Social Security Theft and the Primero Justicia Foundation filed a formal request with the Attorney General’s Office to include ARS Senasa, GBC Pharmacy, its owner Reymon Rodríguez, and former Superintendents Jesús Feris Iglesias and Miguel Ceara Haton in the ongoing embezzlement investigation. The case involves alleged fraud totaling around 41 billion pesos in the State Health Insurance (ARS) system.

Surun Hernández, spokesperson for the groups, criticized the lack of action by the Public Ministry nearly a year after the investigations began, highlighting the involvement of politically connected individuals. The request calls for preventive detention, freezing of bank accounts, and additional investigative measures. Hernández also questioned the rapid expansion of GBC Pharmacy, which grew from 50 to 188 branches in less than three years, suggesting it may have benefited from embezzled funds.

The civil groups stressed that the fraud affects 7.5 million insured members, not just ARS Senasa, and demanded swift and decisive action against all those responsible for the alleged misappropriation of funds, including high-profile political and business figures.