Fines of up to 15 thousand pesos for corruption in hotels in Villa Clara.

The government of Villa Clara imposed fines of up to 15,000 pesos on individuals involved in corruption cases at several hotels in the province.

The official Facebook profile, Inspección Villa Clara, reported last Monday that during an inspection, numerous irregularities were detected at the Motel Las Tecas and the Hotel Riviera, including consumer deception, price violations, and illegal activities.

During the inspection of Motel Las Tecas, several irregularities were detected. The receptionist denied the use of the payment gateways Transfermóvil and EnZona, despite both services being available at the center.

In addition, a price alteration was found in the pool area, where vodka was sold for 525 pesos instead of 425, imported canned beer for 210 pesos instead of 208, and canned soda for 210 pesos when it should have been 190 pesos.

In addition, the illegal activity of a member of the security team was detected, who was acting as a parking attendant without authorization.

According to the official profile, several irregularities were also found at the Hotel Riviera, confirming consumer deception by charging 160 pesos for three plates of fried croquettes with pickles that were supposed to cost 115.

Additionally, in the production area, the meatballs weighed 150 grams instead of the 160 grams established by the standard, while the serving of pickled dishes was only 30 grams instead of the required 89 grams, clearly demonstrating a violation of the standards.

Another notable irregularity was the improper charge of 250 pesos for a bread with mortadella and cheese, which should have been priced at 150 pesos. Additionally, in an inspection of the storage area, a shortage of 9.67 kg (equivalent to 21.02 lb) of beef was detected.

In both locations, those responsible were fined in accordance with Decrees 30/21 and 67/22, with amounts ranging from 4,000 to 15,000 pesos. These sanctions were imposed as a direct consequence of the multiple irregularities detected during the inspections, including consumer deception, price violations, and illegal activities.

In addition to the fines, disciplinary actions were requested against the responsible entities.

The economic crisis in Cuba has led people to seek financial resources in any way possible.

Recently, a corruption scandal in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM) resulted in embezzlement of over 21 million pesos and several workers sanctioned.

The Artemiseño reported that the case began to be investigated in 2023, when the Electric Company of Artemisa became a victim of a embezzlement scheme that involved high-ranking officials and employees, demonstrating the vulnerability of the internal control system.

In last July, the Cuban official press revealed the case of a significant sugar theft that occurred at a mill in Artemisa last October.

It happened in the Harlem agro-industrial complex, in the municipality of Bahía Honda, where 12 people participated in the theft of two tons of sugar that they transported in a ZIL 130 truck belonging to the company.