The Executive Power ordered this Tuesday the extradition to the USA of the Dominicans Gerry de Jesus Marte Hernandezaka Guerry Marte, and from Osiris Medina Diazalias “El Gallero”, for various criminal offenses.
According to decree 705-22, Marte Hernandez is accused of stealing government funds by using coupons and items of value belonging to the USAspecifically to the Treasury Department.
It indicates that the defendant received, hid and withheld the funds (more than a thousand dollars) with the alleged intention of modifying them for his use.
The document indicates that the defendant engaged in a scheme to electronically file false tax returns to obtain fraudulent refunds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code. USASection 286.
The Dominican government details that Marte Hernández created a scheme to commit fraud and obtained the money through false pretenses and caused the case to be broadcast on cable, radio and television.
In addition, he is accused of using the names and personally identifiable information, including the social security numbers of other individuals.
While the defendant Osiris Medina Diaz is requested in extradition for owning and importing the USA more than five kilograms of cocaine.
Also, he is pointed out for directing a financial transaction that was intended to affect interstate and foreign commerce, whose transactions involved profits that came from said illegal activity.
“Knowing that said transaction was designed in whole or in part to conceal and disguise the nature, source, ownership, and control of the proceeds of such specific unlawful activity, and while directing or attempting to direct such financial transaction learned that the property involved in the financial transaction represented the proceeds of some form of illicit activity, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code USASection 1956(a)(l)(B)(i)”, says decree 706-22.
In both cases the dominican government demands that he not be subjected to a higher sentence or death penalty.
