
Rafael Porfirio Calderón Martínez
Rafael Porfirio Calderón Martínez is a former senator from the Azua province in the Dominican Republic who has recently been in the news due to the opening of a trial against him for alleged involvement in a significant corruption scheme known as 'Operación Calamar'. The Fourth Instruction Court of the National District concluded that there is sufficient evidence linking him to administrative corruption, including claims of extorting commissions from landowners under the guise of managing public funds.
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Rafael Calderón is facing trial for his alleged involvement in an administrative corruption scheme.
Dictan apertura a juicio contra exsenador Rafael Calderón por el caso CalamarListín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·
Dominican Republic· 2026-06-20







