Prosecutor Federico Rodríguez requested a 14-month prison sentence for Pablo Caram, for failing to report a public official.
He Mayor of Artigas, Pablo Caramwas charged in the framework of the Overtime case, after the Prosecutor Federico Rodriguez requesting 14 months in prison for failure to report a public official, while the hearing continues to convict the official in an abbreviated trial.
Caram’s indictment follows his conviction for the continued crime of fraud against his brother Rodolfo Caram and his sister-in-law, Stefany Severoand the resignation of the deputy of National Party (PN) by the department of Artigas, Valentina Dos SantosThe information was confirmed on Tuesday by M24 journalist Eduardo Preve.
To Rodolfo Caram, general secretary of the Artigas Municipalityand his partner were sentenced to 24 months in prison, as co-author and author, respectively. This sentence will be replaced with probation and 10 months of community service, something similar to what is expected to be imposed on the mayor.
On the other hand, the House of Representatives (Deputies) approved on Tuesday the resignation of Dos Santos, whose seat will be assumed by his first substitute, Emiliano SoravillaIn her resignation letter, Dos Santos announced that she will take over as mayor when her uncle, Pablo Caram, resigns to run for deputy.
The scandal over overtime at the Artigas City Hall
In March 2023, the councilors of the Broad Front (FA) filed a criminal complaint against the Municipality of Artigas for overtime paid irregularly. Then, the mayor of the Colorado Party (PC), Daniel Argañarazreported 13 municipal officials who belonged to Caram’s group for the same incident.
In this regard, the departmental legislator pointed out that the Artigas government was neither “crystal clear” nor “transparent” and that there were cases of officials with up to 188 hours of overtime per month, that is, more overtime hours than hours worked.
Source: Ambito
