Free titled land in Juan Hombrn scandal already flipped

The 54 hectares  of  coastal n Juan Hombrón transferred free by the former director of  the titling authority Anati have already been flipped.

Nine corporations bought the land originally ceded by Anabelle Villamonte to two individuals and twelve companies.In all cases, the sale was made at the same assessed value or slightly higher.

Anabelle Villamonte in the eye of the storm

The process of land transfer began on April 26, 2011 and ended on October 10, at the time of the sale of 4.7 hectares obtained free by Complete Properties, a corporation formed by Villamonte and  on whose original board the originally were her parents, and Villamonte says La Prensa

Five of the twelve companies that had not yet transferred the land they purchased in Juan  Hombrón in October, now have "new" owners.

This time, two companies "bought" lots of the other five who had acquired possessory rights.

Villamonte, who resigned her position in Anati on September 16 after the exposure of the granting of  free title to  land in Punta Paitilla, was a lawyer for the 12 companies that later benefited from free land on the Cocle coast The controversial land titling process in Juan Hombrón began on December 16, 2010, with 4.5 hectares awarded to Shiloh Enterprises, SA, which had as president Sue Scott Helen Lam, 26, whose name also appears in another company linked to the family of Minister of the Presidency, Demetrio Papadimitriu.

And Villamonte worked with the Papadimitriu family  specifically in the company Sea Deli as a lawyer, doingthe paperwork to obtain the possession rights after she was appointed to Anati. Says La Prensa.

In a contentious meeting, the Cabinet on Tuesdy approved a motion that the National Authority for Land Management (Anati) investigate the validity of titles awarded in Juan Hombrón,