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Local June 28, 2018 | 8:35 pm

Odebrecht graft case defendants lose a court round

Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court on Thurs. dismissed a challenge against judge Francisco Ortega, filed by three of the defendants charged with taking bribes in the Odebrecht graft case. The ruling comes after the high court rejected the motion submitted by the lawyers of the accused Conrad Pittaluga, Andrés Bautista and Ángel Rondón. On Wed. the also defendant, Víctor Díaz Rúa, filed ... Read more

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