The former Director of the DGI, Publio De Gracia (2019-2024), was arrested on Monday, August 10 as part of an investigation into alleged unjustified enrichment and money laundering.
A woman was arrested with De Gracia.
Both were located in an apartment building first thing in the morning.
The property was reviewed as part of the stage.
De Gracia and his accompaniment were taken from the place and escorted by agents of the Procuraduría General de la Nación and of the Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Policial (DNIP).
That case originated as an audit report of 2025, prepared by the Comptroller General of the Republic, which computed a property damage amounting to $724,682.
Sources linked to the research followed by De Gracia have revealed that up to now we have been able to apprehend 3 real estate, 4 bank accounts and 6 high-end vehicles, including a Toyota Prado, a Lexus and several BMW brands.
On June 30, 2024, De Gracia put forward an affidavit of his property as required by law.
He did so through notarized writing number 13597 and entered the Comptroller’s office on August 5 of that same year.
The procedure has no bearing with the investigation for the appropriation of fiscal credits through the handling of the DGI’s e-Tax 2-0 system, a case known as Operation Pandora.
On Pandora, De Gracia issued a statement last July 27, expressing his willingness to cooperate with the authorities, “as far as it’s necessary, so that these events aren’t repeated.” On Tuesday, De Gracia could be brought before a warrant judge, with a view to legalizing his arrest, charging and applying personal precautionary measures.
