Dominican Republic Audit Finds US$1.8 Million Fuel Gap at State Bus Operator OMSA
An OMSA audit by the Dominican Republic's Comptroller General flags a US$1.8 million fuel gap, unbooked income and undocumented per diems at the bus firm. The post Dominican Republic Audit Finds US$1.8 Million Fuel Gap at State Bus Operator OMSA appeared first on The Rio Times .
The Dominican Republic's Comptroller General has detected significant accounting discrepancies at the state-run bus operator OMSA. The audit, spanning from 16 August 2020 to 30 June 2024, revealed a fuel imbalance of RD$107.9 million (approximately US$1.8 million) at the Las Caobas depot. OMSA, a government-owned bus operator, experienced inventory mismatches totaling RD$204.9 million (about US$3.4 million) compared to their ledgers.
The audit also identified that fuel dispatches were recorded manually, and the individual measuring tank levels simultaneously distributed fuel. Additionally, OMSA sold transport services to three ministries in early 2024 without correctly recording the income, resulting in an unbooked RD$55.3 million (about US$928,000). The audit also uncovered overdue supplier debts of RD$96 million (about US$1.6 million) and erroneous legal representation charges of RD$43.7 million (around US$733,000) - funds that were actually allocated for generator rental and mechanical services.
The audit also found that OMSA only registered one out of nine plots with the tax authority. Furthermore, OMSA paid out over RD$47.5 million (approximately US$797,000) in per diems from September 2020 to June 2024 without corresponding result reports, and 45 out of 338 employees could not be located during a physical verification.
Ten contracts from a sample of 37 tenders were awarded to firms run by serving military personnel, which N Digital reported but Diario Libre did not. OMSA acknowledged that most of the audit observations are currently being rectified and committed to updating its accounting, verifying property and vehicle titles, and transitioning payroll to the state personnel system.
The audit period falls within Radhamés González's tenure as OMSA's leader from August 2020 to August 2025.
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