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Local September 26, 2017 | 12:36 pm

Court orders trial against elusive ex-official ’embezzled’ US$88.5M

Santo Domingo.- After five years since the indictments were issued, a National District court on Mon. ordered a criminal trial against former dams and canals agency (Indrhi) director Héctor Rodríguez Pimentel and six others, charged with embezzling RD$1.5 billion (US$32.0 million) and US$56.5 million from that institution. The National District 1st Instruction Court also ordered a trial again... Read more

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