Dominican senator accused of ripping off Haiti sanctioned by Trump administration
Felix Bautista, Dominican Senator accused of ripping off Haiti
All assets that Felix Bautista owns within U.S. jurisdiction will be blocked, and U.S. citizens are banned from doing business with him, according to the Miami Herald.
Companies owned by Bautista receives lucrative contract to build infrastructure in Haiti after the earthquake, these projects were either not completed, done cheaply, or not even started.
In one example, Bautista's construction firm Hadom was awarded a $14.7 million contract and was paid $10 million up front to construct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of 40 government buildings that crumbled during the earthquake. The building was never built.
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Nèg ki déchèpiyé lajan Pétrocaribé yo pa pi bon ké sénatè Dominiken an, kité sénatè a
O o!! Sa k-ap pase laa?
Pou kisa soudènman tout moun santi yo konsène nan zafè korupsyon ann Ayiti?
Kisa yo konte fè ak sitirè yo?
Kidonk, responsab Ayisyen yo pa gen kouy pou yo kanpe defann dwa ak byen peyi yo kont malfra
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