Company linked to Jochi Gómez declared in default for failure to appear at the beginning of the preliminary hearing

Santo Domingo.- The Sixth Instruction Court of the National District declared the company Industria Soltex Dominicana S.R.L., linked to the accused Jochi Gómez, in rebellion, due to the non-appearance of its legal representative before the court for the start of the preliminary hearing. According to the Public Ministry, the aforementioned company participated in money laundering and smuggling operations, forming part of an illicit network that is under investigation.

This Monday was scheduled to begin the preliminary hearing, after the Sixth Instruction Court was empowered to hear this stage of the process. The beginning of the hearing was rescheduled for December 15, partially accepting the defense’s request, which required a deadline extension to study the accusation.

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The initial request by the defense was for between 45 and 60 days, which was opposed by the Public Ministry, represented by prosecutor Jonathan Pérez Fulcar, who stated that 25 days was more than a reasonable time to study all the evidence offered in the 338-page indictment presented by the accusing body.

About the case
The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca) filed charges against ten individuals and seven companies linked to a network of administrative corruption and money laundering dismantled through Operation Chameleon.
Among the accused are Hugo Beras, former director of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant); José Ángel Gómez Canaán (Jochi Gómez), owner of Aurix S.A.S.; Pedro Vinicio Padovani Báez, former head of the Intrant Traffic Control Center, and Samuel Gregorio Baquero Sepúlveda, former director of Technology of the Intrant.

Also, Frank Rafael Atilano Díaz Warden, former Dispatch coordinator and Beras representative before the Purchasing Committee; Juan Francisco Álvarez Carbuccia, administrative and financial director of Intrant, and Carlos José Peguero Vargas. Mariano Gustini, Manuel Eduardo Mora Vázquez and Henry Darío Felipe Casso joined the accusation.

The legal entities accused are Transcore Latam S.R.L., AURIX S.A.S., INPROSOL S.R.L., OML Inversiones S.R.L., PagoRD Xchange S.R.L., Industria Soltex Dominicana S.R.L., and Dekolor S.R.L.