Santo Domingo, RD. – Millionaire fraud committed in Edesin which it is linked to Maxy Montillatranslates as the purchasing management of one year of four ministries and three directions of the State.
These negotiations reached 20 billion pesos, distributed in 6.5 billion in EDENORTE4 billion in Edesur and 6,397 million in Edeeste. In addition, 3,300 million pesos of international funds were managed.
According to the lawyer Miguel ValerioElectricity distributors (EDES) filed a complaint after carrying out an exhaustive legal and financial audit. This process, which included the review of numerous documents and tenders, revealed findings that motivated the EDES to actively participate in the legal process.
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When and why do they decide to make a complaint against Maxy Montilla?
As explained by lawyer Valerio, the decision to file a complaint was taken after the Council of the EDES hired a legal and financial audit, which extended for several months until June 2021.
After finding the first irregularities at the end of the audit, it was evaluated how to proceed legally against the companies that were making charges and had previously committed fraud.
“Mr. Montilla was making the Edes charges … and it was he owned to the State,” said the lawyer during an interview in the program The day.
In addition, he explained that the EDES, being commercial companies with a different regime, sought to be respectful of the process, but decided to act finding evidence of possible irregularities.
This is why the formal complaint included primary information that was made available to the Public Ministry to be deepened in the investigation.
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Why do Maxy Montilla link with former President Medina?
Maxy Montilla is the brother of the former president’s wife Danilo Medinawho had companies linked to the electricity sector, not ghosts, which had previously won tenders, and their growth coincided with the rise of Medina in administrative areas, quintuplication after 2012.
Medina said he did not agree with Montilla’s decision, and so he let him know directly. He affirmed that the decision was made independently by Montilla, without previously consulting him.
Reaching exponential figures during the mandate of the ex -president, who said in a recent interview not having close links with this more than cordiality.
Financial details of the Edes and Maxy Montilla case
In the case taxes were paid to General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) for an amount of 466 million pesos. In addition, 2 billion pesos were seized in cash by the Public Ministry, along with a property property.
This is the only case in which the State, through the EDES, decides to place a complaint, according to lawyer Miguel Valerio.
Agreement
– Assets
Former President Danilo Medina revealed that his brother -in -law Maxi Montilla personally confessed to him that he reached an agreement with the Public Ministry, whereby he gave all his assets in exchange for the persecution.
