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Senasa corruption investigation in Dominican Republic

Overview

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating a corruption network accused of defrauding the National Health Insurance (Senasa) through irregular medical authorizations and fraudulent maneuvers. Investigations under Operación Cobra and Cobra 2.0 suggest the scheme may have defrauded the state of billions of pesos.

In the Senasa 2.0-A case, the Second Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the National District upheld pretrial detention for seven defendants: Angeury Guzmán Vásquez, Juan Henry Poueriet, Wander Manuel Díaz Encarnación, Ysabel Heredia Vallejo, Hanna Rashell Rodríguez Almanzar, Laura Altagracia Santana Evangelista, and Juan Gabriel Rodríguez Ravelo. Elsa Evelyn de la Rosa Vásquez remains under house arrest with electronic monitoring after reportedly admitting to the facts attributed to her. This specific investigation targets an alleged fraud exceeding RD$15,000 million involving identity theft and billing for services never performed.

In a related proceeding, Judge Deiby Timoteo Peguero maintained pretrial detention for former Senasa director Santiago Hazim and four other defendants: Gustavo Enrique Messina Cruz, Germán Rafael Robles Quiñones, Francisco Iván Minaya Pérez, and Ramón Alan Spiekler Mateo. As of November 2026, Hazim, who was dismissed by President Luis Abinader in August 2025, has reached 11 months in preventive detention. He remains at the Las Parras penitentiary complex alongside other implicated individuals, including Eduardo Read Estrella, Cinty Acosta Sención, and Ada Ledesma Ubiera. Rafael Luis Martínez Hazim was granted house arrest with a 15 million peso economic guarantee.

Entities

Senasa · Santiago Hazim · Deiby Timoteo Peguero · Luis Abinader · Dominican Republic

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 22 SOURCES] The court maintained pretrial detention for Santiago Hazim and four other defendants. bellerdigital.net · dominicanaaldia.com · sabanetaprimero.com · barrigaverde.net · hechos.com.do · +17 more
[● 22 SOURCES] Rafael Luis Martínez Hazim was granted house arrest with an electronic monitoring device and a 15 million peso bond. bellerdigital.net · dominicanaaldia.com · sabanetaprimero.com · barrigaverde.net · hechos.com.do · +17 more
[● 14 SOURCES] Elsa Evelyn De la Rosa Vásquez admitted to the facts attributed to her during the hearing. dominicanaaldia.com · barrigaverde.net · hechos.com.do · ntelemicro.com · precision.com.do · +9 more
[● 10 SOURCES] The court was composed of judges Ysis Muñiz, Teófilo Andújar, and Ingrid Fernández. dominicanaaldia.com · sabanetaprimero.com · hechos.com.do · ntelemicro.com · precision.com.do · +5 more
[● 7 SOURCES] Delvinson De la Cruz Sosa is accused of planning a terrorist attack against President Luis Abinader. bajotecho.com.do · www.sabanetasr.com
[● 6 SOURCES] The alleged attack was planned for November 6 during Constitution Day celebrations at the National Congress. bajotecho.com.do · www.sabanetasr.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Defendants face charges including bribery, money laundering, and document falsification. dominicanaaldia.com · somospueblo.com · www.prensa-latina.cu · sabanetaprimero.com · conexion23.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The hearing for the Senasa 2.0-A case lasted approximately 12 hours. dominicanaaldia.com · sabanetaprimero.com · somospueblo.com · elnaguero.com · hechos.com.do
[● 5 SOURCES] The Public Ministry requested three months of pretrial detention for Delvinson De la Cruz Sosa. bajotecho.com.do · www.sabanetasr.com
[● 4 SOURCES] The alleged fraud against the Dominican state exceeds RD$15,000 million. diarionoticias.do · deultimominuto.com · www.portadanacional.com · bajotecho.com.do
[● 3 SOURCES] The investigation involves the use of medical services that were never actually performed. noticia.do · dominicanaaldia.com · somospueblo.com

Timeline

4 days ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Santiago Hazim reaches 11 months in prison over Senasa corruption allegations
Former Senasa director Santiago Hazim has spent 11 months in preventive detention following allegations of a multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme in the Dominican Republic.
6 days ago

[CRIME] 31 sources
Senasa corruption case: Courts maintain detention for Santiago Hazim and others
Dominican courts maintained pretrial detention for former Senasa director Santiago Hazim and several others in a massive fraud case, while one defendant was granted house arrest after admitting to the charges.
11 days ago

[CRIME] 16 sources
Dominican Republic court ratifies preventive detention in Senasa corruption case
A Dominican court reaffirmed preventive detention for Ángel Luis Guzmán Vásquez, accused of involvement in a corruption scheme that defrauded the National Health Insurance (Senasa) through irregular medical ver

Sources

arcodelsur.com · azuanoticias.com · bajotecho.com.do · barrigaverde.net · bellerdigital.net · conexion23.com · deultimominuto.net · diario55.com · diariolibre.com · diarionoticias.do · dominicanaaldia.com · eldia.com.do · elinformante.com.do · elnacional.com.do · elnacional.com.py · elnaguero.com · elnuevodiario.com.do · elpregonerord.com · ensegundos.do · hechos.com.do · hoy.com.do · infoenn.com · judiciales.net · laprensafederal.com.ar · losmocanos.com · montecristi24horas.com · n.com.do · noticia.do · noticialibre.com · ntelemicro.com · ocoainformativa.net · pasoapaso.com.do · portadanacional.com · precision.com.do · prensa-latina.cu · primermomento.com · primicias.com.do · puntacanahits.com · sabanetaprimero.com · sabanetasr.com · somospueblo.com · teleradioamerica.com

This summary has been updated 4 times: see revision history