Former Government financial guru back in jail

Luis Cucalón, the former head of the General Directorate of Income (DGI), returned to prison after the Judicial Investigation Directorate (DIJ) of the National Police captured him on Tuesday, June 13.

Cucalón’s capture occurred after the Superior Court of Appeals, during a hearing held on May 16, confirmed an opinion by compliance judge Roberto Sánchez, who revoked the probation measure that had been granted.

At that hearing, the anti-corruption prosecutor, Anilu Batista, explained that it was found that Cucalón did not appear regularly at his workplace, which is why he was asked to revoke his benefit and re-admit him to prison.

Cucalón was sentenced to 96 months in prison for embezzlement, corruption of public servants to the detriment of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).

The prosecutor’s office also requested Cucalón’s return to prison, because the convicted person could not provide an address where he could be monitored by the authorities.