Names surface in Odebrecht US$92.0M bribe: Nacional

Santo Domingo.- At least 14 names circulate behind the scenes among those that could be indicted in the coming days, when the Justice Ministry unseals the indictments in Odebrecht’s admitted US$92.0 million in bribes.

Newspaper El Nacional reports that the list, headed by businessman Angel Rondón, includes one current minister, at least three lawmakers, a former minister, two lawyers, and others linked to the president Danilo Medina’s administration.
Justice minister Jean RodríSanto Domingo.- At least 14 names circulate behind the scenes among those that could be indicted in the coming days, when the Justice Ministry unseals the indictments in Odebrecht’s admitted US$92.0 million in bribes.
Newspaper El Nacional reports that the list, headed by businessman Angel Rondón, includes one current minister, at least three lawmakers, a former minister, two lawyers, and others linked to the president Danilo Medina’s administration.
Justice minister Jean Rodríguez has reiterated that once he officially received any documents from Brazil, they must be translated and compared with those obtained by Dominican investigators.

El Nacional learned however that the Office of the Prosecutor had requested several warrants to arrest people whom had been interrogated in connection with the case and for which there are “indications of guilt.”

On April 18 Rodríguez announced that before May 20 the names of those implicated in the scandal would be disclosed, after the plea deal reached with local Odebrecht executives was approved.

Brazilian prosecutor trusts the local probe
Before then, on March 22, Brazilian prosecutor Carlos Bruno Ferreira da Silva came to the country and met with Rodriguez for several hours, and after leaving the meeting said he trusted the Dominican investigation.