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Luis René Canaán

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The Most Excellent
Luis R. Canaán
Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal
Assumed office
15 November 2007
Preceded by(Renaming of province)
Succeeded by(incumbent)
Senator for the province of Salcedo
In office
16 August 2006 – 15 November 2007
Preceded byAlejandro Santos (PRD)
Succeeded by(Renaming of province)
Personal details
Born (1949-09-21) 21 September 1949 (age 75)
Political partyDominican Liberation’s Party
SpouseJudith García Pantaleón
Children2
Parent(s)Luis René Canaán Gil (father); María Antonia Rojas Tabar (mother)
Alma materSanto Domingo Institute of Technology
ProfessionPhysician
CommitteesPresident – "Public Health"

Vice President – "Social Security, Labour and Pensions"
Secretary – "Defence and National Security"
Member – "Youth"

Member – "Natural Resources and Environment"
Net worthRD$ 23.3 million (2010)[1]
(US$ 630,000)

Luis René Canaán Rojas is a medic, marine and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal and was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2016; and has served in the Dominican Navy.[2]

Canaán has a Doctorate of Medicine from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology.[2]

Super Tucano corruption scandal

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In August 2016, Senator Canaán was accused of taking 3 million dollars as a bribe from Brazilian entrepreneurs to influence in the bidding for purchase of military aircraft, favoring Embraer over its American competitors. The Dominican Congress passed in 2009 a 94 million-dollar deal for the purchase of 8 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano attack warplanes with a loan from the Brazilian bank BNDES.[3]

It was known for years that a Leonelist senator was implicated in the corruption scheme,[4] but it was in August 2016 when his name was finally revealed.[3]

Beside Senator Canaán, two high-rank military officers, Air Vice-marshal Pedro Rafael Peña, who was defense minister during the presidency of Leonel Fernández, and Colonel Carlos Ramón Piccini, were formally accused and arrested.[5] Senator Canaán, who enjoys parliamentary immunity, has not been indicted nor arrested.[6]

Judicial authorities informed that the inquest is part of an investigation led by the United States and Brazil.[7]

The United States Federal Reserve has been investigating Embraer since 2010 due to a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.[8]

In 2011, it was revealed that almost 17 million dollars were diverted illegally.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Declaraciones Juradas 2010-2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. 2010. Pages 82–85. Exchange rate for 24 August 2010: 36.99 per USD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Luis René Canaán, Senador de la República por la Provincia Salcedo, PLD" (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Peña, Loyda (12 August 2016). "Senador Luis René Canaán habría canalizado soborno en Congreso" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ^ "A Piccini y al senador anónimo les caben de 3 a 10 años de prisión por los Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ Mejía Aquino, Juan Carlos (10 August 2016). "Se entrega el exministro de Defensa Rafael Peña Antonio, implicado en caso Súper Tucanos" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Senador Canaán "ilocalizable" para que responda acusación caso aviones Tucano" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: El Nuevo Diario. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ Enecia Pérez, Hogla Betiza (24 August 2016). "Estados Unidos envió pruebas del caso Tucano a Brasil" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ Rosario Adames, Fausto (20 February 2014). "El historial del oficial Piccini, que habría cobrado US$3.4 millones de peaje por los Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ Olivo Peña, Gustavo (28 September 2011). "Transfieren irregularmente US$16.9 millones, de fondos de los Súper Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 15 August 2016.