Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader reaffirmed this Friday his commitment to strengthening the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, as part of the actions aimed at raising the levels of transparency, prevention of irregularities, and control in the use of State resources.
During a visit to the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), President Luis Abinader learned about the institutional strengthening of the Anti-Fraud Unit, whose new organizational structure expands the State’s capabilities to prevent, detect, and investigate potential irregularities in the administration of public resources.
During the tour of the Anti-Fraud Unit’s facilities, located at the institution’s headquarters, the president received a presentation on the evolution of this department and the main results achieved since its creation, as well as on the new specialized capabilities in information analysis, risk management, monitoring, investigation, and inter-institutional coordination, aimed at strengthening prevention and response actions against potential irregularities.
When presenting the new organization of the Anti-Fraud Unit, the Comptroller General of the Republic, Geraldo Espinosa, highlighted that the Anti-Fraud Unit strengthens the operational capacity of that agency and will allow it to act with greater flexibility, efficiency, and coordination in investigation processes.
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He explained that it has achieved significant progress since its creation and attributed those results to the support of President Luis Abinader, whose vision of strengthening the fight against corruption, promoting transparency, and ensuring the proper use of public resources has been decisive in consolidating that agency.
Likewise, he highlighted that the Anti-Fraud Unit has a multidisciplinary team made up of investigation specialists, lawyers, accountants, and other professionals, a composition that has allowed for the development of investigations with greater technical rigor and strengthened the institutional capacity to address cases of alleged irregularities.
The official pointed out that the approval of the organizational structure marks a new stage for the Unit, by consolidating a process initiated in 2021, when its organization began. He indicated that the growth of that department has been possible thanks to the perseverance of the work team and the support of the authorities.
Likewise, he stated that the Anti-Fraud Unit has achieved recognition both nationally and internationally and has strengthened its credibility before the courts, by developing investigations based on technical criteria and in accordance with the current legal framework.
During the presentation, the authorities explained that the reorganization of the Unit responds to the need to consolidate a more specialized operational model, with greater technical and operational capabilities for the early identification of risks, the analysis of complaints, administrative investigations, the use of data intelligence, and coordination with the competent institutions for the protection of public assets.
Likewise, the main results of the Anti-Fraud Unit were presented, including the complaints processed, the investigations carried out, the reports submitted to the corresponding authorities, the preventive actions executed, and the initiatives implemented to strengthen internal controls in public institutions.
President Luis Abinader was accompanied by the directors of Ethics and Governmental Integrity (Digeig),
Milagros Ortiz Bosch and of Public Procurement, Carlos Pimentel, as well as the head of the Anti-Fraud Unit, Leónidas Radhamés Peña.
