{"id":478403,"date":"2025-08-14T03:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/alexis-medina-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-bribery-money-laundering-and-association-of-wrongdoers\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T03:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:57:03","slug":"alexis-medina-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-bribery-money-laundering-and-association-of-wrongdoers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/justice\/alexis-medina-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-bribery-money-laundering-and-association-of-wrongdoers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexis Medina sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery, money laundering, and association of wrongdoers"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo.- <\/strong>The <strong>Second Collegiate Tribunal of the National District<\/strong> sentenced this Thursday to <strong>seven years in prison<\/strong> to <strong>Alexis Medina S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, brother of former president <strong>Danilo Medina<\/strong>, after finding him guilty of <strong>bribery, money laundering and association of wrongdoers<\/strong> in the framework of the <strong>Antipulpo<\/strong> case.\n\nThe sentence, handed down in the early hours of the morning, establishes that Medina S\u00e1nchez must serve the sentence in the <strong>Najayo-Hombres Correctional Center<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Tribunal confirms fraud in fuel contracts with the National Police linked to Alexis Medina\">http:\/\/Tribunal confirms fraud in fuel contracts with the National Police linked to Alexis Medina<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAccording to the ruling, the Public Ministry proved that Alexis Medina used his political influence and family ties to obtain state contracts irregularly, channeling funds to companies owned or controlled by him. The file details fraudulent operations, bribes to officials, and money laundering from those contracts.\n\nJudges <strong>Claribel Nivar Arias<\/strong> (president), <strong>Yissel Soto<\/strong>, and <strong>Clara Sobeida Castillo<\/strong> concluded that the accused was part of a network that, for several years, took advantage of public resources in violation of the Procurement and Contracting Law, causing a millionaire loss to the State.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the case<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The <strong>Antipulpo<\/strong> case came to light in November 2020, when the Public Ministry filed charges against a group of former officials and businessmen led by Alexis Medina. The investigation revealed that the accused had created a corporate network to benefit from contracts from institutions such as the <strong>National Police<\/strong>, the <strong>National Health Service (SNS)<\/strong> and other state dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\nThe operations, according to the accusation, involved overvaluations, falsification of documents, and embezzlement of public funds, as well as corruption practices that included bribes to guarantee awards.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The Second Collegiate Tribunal of the National District sentenced this Thursday to seven years in prison to Alexis Medina S\u00e1nchez, brother of former president Danilo Medina, after finding him guilty of bribery, money laundering and association of wrongdoers in the framework of the Antipulpo case. 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