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The First Court of Instruction in Santiago has ordered preventative custody for 11 people accused of fraud worth more than US$100 million against the United States Treasury Department. Three of the accused were sent to jail while the rest are under house arrest and banned from traveling. Among those subject to coercive measures were Elvin Quiroz, Alfy Tavarez, Carlos Balbuena and Elvis Balbuena. According to the investigation carried out jointly with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the accused cheated the Treasury Department for US$100 million in checks cashed. Meanwhile, this year the requests for fraudulent tax returns corresponding to tax year 2008 that have been presented total over US$70 million, but none of the tax return checks were sent because of the fraudulent operation. The Prosecutor General of the Dominican Republic Radhames Jimenez Pena and Santiago district prosecutor Raul Martinez stated that several of the people accused of the [...]

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