Weeks ago it became known that the ex-partner of the former Minister of Health Jorge Lopez had received large amounts of money in installments from Minsa workers, as well as US$70,000 from the entrepreneur louis quito.
Recently, it became known that Quito also delivered money through various deposits, a practice known as ‘smurfing’. The Sunday “Punto Final” revealed that Dervy Apaza Meza, ex-partner of Jorge Lopez, received $40,000 in four transfers of $10,000 each on the morning of August 23. Later, in the evening of the same day, he obtained three more deposits of the same amount, bringing him to a total of US$70,000.
According to Apaza, the amount received from Dr. Luis Quito corresponds to the payment for the sale of a tomograph that he received from his ex-partner. With the more than S / 300,000 soles that he obtained in total, he completed the purchase of an apartment in the Jesús María district.
After the diffusion of the Latina report, the Public Prosecutor’s Office launched a preliminary investigation against Jorge Lópezin his capacity as Minister of Health, for the alleged crime of illicit enrichment to the detriment of the State.
Later, members of the Special Team of Prosecutors against the Corruption of Power They seized the apartment that Apaza Meza acquired for the duration of the investigations into the origin of the money that was used for its purchase.
failed tomographs
Punto Final also revealed that the partner of louis quitoElda Barrientos Llashag, is the owner of Medical Rent, a company that provides private tomography services within the María Auxiliadora hospital, located in San Juan de Miraflores.
This hospital —administered by the Ministry of Health— has its own CT scanner; however, it is broken. That is why the company of louis quito provides private service to hospital patients through an agreement.
