Ex- Social Security boss trial adjourned.
THE PRELIMINARY hearing relating to an investigation into alleged irregularities in the rental of premises by the Social Security Fund (CSS), was suspended on Thursday May 19 when one of thelawyers involved produced a medical certificate.
The hearing in the 12th Criminal Court was over the rental of office space for $36,800 a month for three years in a shopping mall. The space was allegedly never occupied/
Called to the hearing were Guillermo Sáez-Llorens, former director of Social Security and Maggiori Alberto Toledano, former Director of Financial Administration Finance CSS. Also facing trial are Indira Frauca de Afú, ex CSS architect and and Lineth Monterreyex Director of Engineering and Support Service, respectively, of the CSS.
All four have the precautionary measure of country jail.
Sáez-Llorens is also faces charges in another case related to bribes paid to the CSS by a multinational company, whose representative has already been jailed in the US.
The case followed a complaint filed by Pedro Montanez, who alleged anomalies in rent by the CSS in the El Cruce shopping Plaza in Juan Diaz, owned by Irnico, S.A.
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