Operation Cobra 2.0: Illicit transfer scheme linking doctors to SeNaSa detailed
The Public Ministry has revealed decisive financial evidence within the framework of the so-called Operation Cobra 2.0, which points to a network of fraudulent claims against the National Health Insurance (SeNaSa). According to the investigation, these actions were not isolated events, but part of a coordinated structure that involved various health professionals and Ángel Luís Guzmán Vásquez, identified as a central figure in the scheme’s logistics.
The role of Ángel Luís Guzmán Vásquez
The request for a coercive measure details how Guzmán Vásquez articulated the movement of capital coming from the alleged irregular claims. The prosecuting body maintains that the flow of money between doctors and the defendant is the key evidence to demonstrate the distribution of the funds obtained after the payments made by the state insurer.
- Luz Esther Reyes Durán: The surgeon allegedly transferred a total of RD$663,848 to Guzmán Vásquez’s accounts between 2023 and 2025, through various deposits ranging from RD$61,000 to RD$156,000.
- Juan Henry Poueriet: In addition to making transfers totaling RD$174,000 in the 2024-2025 period, the file indicates that procedure authorizations were managed on behalf of this doctor from a phone number linked to Guzmán Vásquez, coinciding with an unusual increase in his billing to SeNaSa.
- Adriano Hernández López: Identified as one of the individuals involved with the largest financial movements, he allegedly transferred the sum of RD$2,385,322 to the accounts controlled by Guzmán Vásquez.
A network of financial connections
The investigation has also placed Angeury Guzmán Vásquez, brother of the main suspect, under scrutiny, as he appears with a transfer of RD$622,700 to Ángel Luís’s account. The Public Prosecutor’s Office argues that said amount bears no relation to the legitimate labor income detected during the course of the investigations.
For the prosecuting body, the comprehensive analysis of bank transactions, telephone call records, and medical authorizations is fundamental to understanding how this alleged fraud network operated, which affected the public health system.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office emphasizes that the interconnection of these elements is vital to support the theory of the case before the courts, where the individual criminal responsibility of each of those involved in this judicial process will ultimately be determined.
