Article: Hurricane Ramoncito: how Ramon Baez and his cronies broke the Dominican Republic's largest bank--and almost brought down the country.(Top 100 Banks)

From his 18th story penthouse at The Libertador Tower on Santo Domingo's Anacaona Avenue, banking scion Ramon Baez had sweeping views of this seaside capital. For years, his name was synonymous with booming business, open-handed charity and splashy living.

Baez still lives two blocks from the ocean. He still keeps distinguished company; until recently, a neighbor was a former ambassador to France. But the view is distinctly less lofty from the fourth story of downtown's Palacio de Justicia, where Baez is jailed. One street over stands the bottle-green offices of the government lawyers prosecuting him for his role in the Dominican Republics worst-ever banking ...

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