The Social Policy Cabinet revealed this Wednesday that, thanks to the information provided to the authorities, around a million pesos that were taken from illegal way to the beneficiaries of the social assistance programs run by the institution.
The Social Cabinet revealed that they were four people arrested who are identified as members of a network that was dedicated to defrauding the program and the beneficiaries, subtracting funds from social assistance provided through the Administrator of Social Subsidies (ADESS).
The prisoners are Daniel Villegas Aquino, alias Pocholo, who was seized several cell phones, multiple devices for electronic payments of the so-called “Verifones”; also, he was arrested Cristopher Piña Javier; Ambiorix Encarnacion Ubrí, owner of La Altagracia grocery store already Rigoberto Solís Pereira, owner of Colmado Solís, whose establishments were also raided.
Likewise, several cards of the program were recovered.
The operation included the participation of authorities from the security area of the Social Policy Cabinet, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (DICRIM), the High Technology Crime and Crime Investigation Department (DICAT), and the Public Ministry.
The authorities assured that the network dismantled this Wednesday was dedicated to the theft of funds from beneficiaries of the program throughout the southern region of the country.
In addition, they reported that the detainees were brought to justice for the corresponding purposes.
The representatives of the Social Policy Cabinet reiterated that they are in close collaboration with the authorities to find the people who are dedicated to carrying out this type of scams Against people in conditions of social vulnerability who benefit from the social programs that the Dominican Government executes through that institution.
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