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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

NEWS FLASH: Nov.13 2007 Caribbean Dragon Theft

2 Dominican Air Force colonels are indicted for stealing jet engines
MIAMI- Latin Airforces confirmed that a Santo Domingo province Instruction Court set bond at RD$5 million, placed an exit impediment and the obliged the appearance on the 30th of each month as restrictive measures against Dominican Air Force retired colonels Edito Méndez Casanova and Luis Benito Peralta Vásquez, accused of stealing and later selling 2 jet turbines belonging to the Cessna DragonFly light attach aircraft.
The Justice Ministry requested that the judge Alexis Perez impose temporary incarceration, because in its view the retired officers pose a risk of fleeing.
Corruption Prevention Department assistant director Hotoniel Bonilla stated that they have sufficient evidence to request a criminal trial.
Peralta appeared in court without a lawyer, prompting a temporary suspension of the hearing to assign him a public defender. Together with Méndez, he was accused of prevarication and embezzlement against the Government.

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