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Metro Announces Dismissal of 23 Workers and Analysis of 76 Other Cases by Use of Medical Licenses - La Tercera

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Metro de Santiago reported the dismissal of 23 people for the “serious breach of obligations” of the contract and “lack of probity” in the context of the use of fraudulent medical licenses. It was the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) who revealed in a report that more than 25,000 public officials traveled abroad during their rest period for a medical license. Metro indicated that they took “knowledge of the information sent by the Compt…

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Metro de Santiago reported the dismissal of 23 people for the “serious breach of obligations” of the contract and “lack of probity” in the context of the use of fraudulent medical licenses. It was the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) who revealed in a report that more than 25,000 public officials traveled abroad during their rest period for a medical license. Metro indicated that they took “knowledge of the information sent by the Compt…

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Metro de Santiago fired 23 officials in the context of the scandal of fraudulent medical licenses detected by Comptroller, then...

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After receiving a report from the Comptroller's Office, the state-owned company disengaged officials for serious non-compliance and continues to review 76 other cases.

Metro announced the disassociation of 23 workers due to the misuse of medical licenses, after an internal review. Officials dismissed were for “serious breach of contract obligations and lack of probity.” In a statement, Metro indicates that it has no powers to prosecute, because it has been initiated [...] Metro entry dismisses 23 workers for misuse of licences was first published in INFOGATE.

Currently there are at least 20 CICs in development, addressing issues such as municipal security, water use, double employer in the public sector, university debts, irregular medical licenses and illegally occupied tax properties.

An innovative control strategy began to operate this year in Chile. It is the Consolidated Circular Information System (CIC), a tool designed by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) that seeks to revolutionize the way in which the performance of the public apparatus is audited. By means of the massive crossing of data from different state institutions, the CICs allow to identify with precision omissions, non-compliances and possible irr…

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CNN Chile broke the news in on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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