Javier Castillero Anzola, Chief Clerk of the Eleventh Circuit Civil Court, testified before anti-corruption prosecutors that the case ended with Order No. 2277-18, bonds were released, and the file was archived in 2021.

Content of Testimony

Conclusion of the civil case. Castillero stated that the judgment execution phase ended with Order 2277-2018 of December 5, 2018, which directed the parties to set off any sums owed to each other, including dividends generated by the 33.3% of sequestered shares. The presiding judge at the time was Licenciada María Cedeño, who is no longer with the institution.

Release of bonds and archival. Following the close of execution, outstanding bonds were released to their beneficiaries through Order No. 1867-19 of August 8, 2019, canceling the surety contracts. Castillero recounted that BDT Investments, Inc. subsequently attempted to initiate enforcement proceedings at the Twelfth Circuit Civil Court but was informed there was nothing to report, as the execution had already concluded. The case file was transferred to the Judiciary's archives on January 5, 2021 (exit No. 201), where it was stored in bundle 852.

"A partir de allí, se llevaron a cabo actuaciones relacionadas con la liberación de las cauciones que se encontraban vigentes." (Page 2)

Practical effect: Castillero's testimony establishes that, from the civil court's perspective, the case is a terminated and archived proceeding with nothing outstanding to return or determine. This testimony is relevant to the criminal investigation Cpt. 202300033850 because it confirms that the set-off obligation arising from Order 2277-2018 was never fulfilled despite the file being archived, supporting the theory of misappropriation by Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez.

Signatories

• Javier Castillero, Interviewee
• Melanie López, Operations Assistant