2024-03-24 22:24:18
From the Public Ministry they indicated that the mayor of Rancagua charged the “tithe” – a 10% commission – to award contracts through the municipality, either through direct treatment or public bidding.
The O’Higgins Regional Prosecutor’s Office requested the urgent formalization of Juan Ramón Godoy, mayor of Rancagua, in the framework of the investigation against him for fraud to the Treasury, embezzlement of public funds, bribery and bribery.
This, after a raid on the home of the communal chief, Almost 6 million pesos in cash were found on the nightstand in his bedroom. Although Godoy initially explained to the Prosecutor’s Office that the money was for the purchase of medicine for his daughter, in his statement to the PDI he maintained that it was the foot of a house.
From the Public Ministry they indicated that the mayor of Rancagua charged the “tithe” – a 10% commission – to award contracts through the municipality, either through direct treatment or public bidding.
An example of this was a businessman gave 4 million pesos to his political campaign and thus obtained a series of contracts with the municipality for his company.
Added to this is the purchase of a truck by Juan Ramón Godoy, valued at 32 million, but which was paid for by the owner of a company that offers private security services.
“And not just that company. There are a series of companies closer to the mayor that were awarded via direct treatment, via tenders, with the presentation of false certificates, adulterated documents and so on. Since ‘day one’ that we have been making complaints, irregularities have been committed both in the municipality and in other corporations,” councilor Hugo Guzmán declared to T13.
Thus, the mayor of Rancagua, whose membership in the PS was suspended, will be formalized on April 9, along with four others involved.