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Ángel Rondón Rijo: what happened in the Odebrecht case in the Dominican Republic case

Dominican businessman. Dominican prosecutors alleged that Rondón took part in the Odebrecht bribery scheme, and the trial court convicted him of bribery, money laundering and illicit enrichment.

Outcome todayAs of December 2023 Rondón's 8-year conviction had been upheld on appeal and he had filed a cassation appeal. Diario Libre reported in May 2023 that he remained free while the case continued.

Every court stage

  1. Convicted by first-instance court and sentenced to 8 years in prison, a fine of 200 minimum salaries and forfeiture of assets1,2Primer Tribunal Colegiado del Distrito Nacional
  2. Conviction for bribery upheld on appeal (sentence 502-01-23-SSEN-0048)3Tercera Sala Penal de la Corte de Apelación del Distrito Nacional
  3. Filed a cassation appeal seeking annulment of the ruling and a finding that the action had prescribed3Suprema Corte de Justicia (cassation)

Response

His lawyers argued the judgment contains contradictions and that he was convicted for the acts of the bribing company, according to El Nuevo Diario.

Sources

  1. El Día, Dos condenados en 2021 por Odebrecht (29 December 2021)
  2. Diario Libre, Ratifican condena a Díaz Rúa en caso Odebrecht (19 May 2023)
  3. El Nuevo Diario, Rondón somete recurso de casación en busca de anular sentencia que lo condena en caso Odebrecht (14 December 2023)