19 arrested in Dominican corruption case.

Dominican Republic authorities have arrested 19 people, including a former presidential candidate and three former officials, in a corruption case that accuses them of embezzling nearly $350 million and illegal campaign financing. The suspects are accused of paying bribes, laundering assets, and illegally financing the previous electoral campaign on an "unprecedented" scale after embezzling $347 million of government funds. The arrests are part of a crackdown on rampant government corruption in the Caribbean country.