Here in Puerto Plata, on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, world-class opulence and wretched poverty are neighbors. Baretoot children mill among the shanties that dot the inland hills, while down on the coast, Americans enjoy Lobster Thermidor and candied papayas at lush resorts. Miami is just 90 minutes away by plane, New York a tad over three hours.rnThe proximity to the U.S. has been convenient for Michael Diaz Jr., a Miami lawyer whose team of investigators has been making frequent trips to this 517-year-old former Spanish slave colony. Diaz is representing U.S. investors who say they were burned in a $170 million Ponzi scheme. The plaintiffs allege that a pair of Canadian real estate developers, Frederick C. Elliott and his son, Derek, used their money to pay back earlier investors in a Puerto Plata resort and to fund shopping sprees and vanity projects.
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机译：在多米尼加共和国北海岸的普拉塔港，世界一流的富裕阶层和可怜的贫穷是它们的邻居。 Baretoot儿童在遍布内陆丘陵的棚户区中mill绕，而在海岸上，美国人则在郁郁葱葱的度假胜地享受龙虾Thermidor和蜜饯木瓜。迈阿密距离飞机只有90分钟的路程，而纽约则要花三个多小时。rn迈阿密律师迈克尔·迪亚兹（Michael Diaz Jr.）便利了与美国的距离，他的调查人员团队经常去探望这个517岁的老人前西班牙奴隶殖民地。迪亚兹（Diaz）代表美国投资者说，他们在1.7亿美元的庞氏骗局中被烧死。原告声称，一对加拿大房地产开发商Frederick C. Elliott和他的儿子Derek用他们的钱还了早些时候在普拉塔港度假胜地的投资者的钱，并资助了购物狂潮和虚荣项目。
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