In the First Criminal Chamber of the Popular Provincial Court of Matanzas, an oral and public trial took place on August 7 in which two former officials of the Municipal Housing Directorate in Cárdenas were processed by Crimes of falsification of banking and trade documents as a means to commit embezzlement.
According to the newspaper Girónthe trial attended officials of the municipal and provincial levels of the sector.
According to the evidence presented, The then director of the entity arranged an irregular contract with a self -employed for the rehabilitation of multifamily and cities, without intervention of the contracting committee or prior tender.
The agreement lacked essential clauses such as the work object, the terms of guarantee or the execution schedule.
Among the assigned works was the structural reinforcement of the Multifamily Building of the cast March 13, known as the Transportation building, which presented severe damage.
However, No constructive action was executed, although the payment was made As if the work had finished satisfactorily.
Court in Cárdenas: Judgment for crime of embezzlement
The second defendant, formerinversionist of the Municipal Housing Directorate, had to supervise the quality of the execution, but did not review the work file or visited the property.
Despite this, he certified the rehabilitation, which allowed the payment of an invoice for 531 486.19 pesos.
The Court found the former director author of the crime and the former participist participantimposing sanctions of five and four years of deprivation of liberty, respectively, as well as the prohibition of occupying positions related to the administration of material and financial resources.
In the case of the second defendant, the sanction may be fulfilled through correctional work without internment.
During the process The fraud amount was fully restoredso the heritage of the entity was not affected.
As the Court said, the guarantees and rights of the accused were respected, and both they and the prosecutor may submit a appeal before the Popular Supreme Court.
