Puerto Rico's Gov. charged in campaign finance probe

ChrisF202 · 03-27-2008, 14:06 PM

Puerto Rican governor charged in campaign finance probe - CNN.com

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Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila and 12 associates face charges related to the financing of three of Acevedo's campaigns, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.

Acevdeo faces 19 charges, including conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud.

Acevedo, 48, and legal adviser Inclan Bird are accused of soliciting, accepting and reimbursing illegal "conduit contributions" from Acevedo's family and staff. Conduit contributions are those made by one person in the name of another.

In addition, "a group of Philadelphia-area businessmen solicited, accepted, and then reimbursed illegal conduit contributions from their own Philadelphia-area family members and staff" on behalf of Acevedo, a Justice Department news release said.

The governor also is accused of conducting unreported fundraising and making unrecorded vendor payments during his 2004 campaign "in order to raise and spend far more than the limited amount to which they had agreed," according to the release.

The charges relate to Acevedo's 1999-2000 and 2000-2002 campaigns for resident commissioner of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico as well as his 2004 gubernatorial campaign.

How surprising! I will say that I think the government of Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt in the US. In order for us to even get a permit to build our vacation house, my family pretty much had to slip some cash under the table to the mayor, city council, etc and suck up to their family members. Ditto for the govt. run Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, another mainlander building a house refused their demands for some cash under the table and she has been waiting over a decade to get her house hooked up to the grid

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I know this will probably catch alot of flack but I think its time to end Puerto Rico's home rule and go back to the pre 1952 system of all major law enforcement and government officials being appointed by the governor who in turn was appointed by the President of the United States. If the Puerto Ricans cant even handle home rule what chance do they have at independence?

dalem · 03-27-2008, 22:59 PM

NJ's governor hired his knob-polisher as security chief.

NY's governor got caught with his pants mopping up hooker spillage.

CT's governor got bopped for something a bit ago.

RI's did a decade ago.

It happens on the mainland too.

-dale

ChrisF202 · 03-28-2008, 14:55 PM

That is true Dale, you will always have corruption in politics. But as I alluded to above, it is particularly bad in Latin America.

Hell, Long Island political corruption makes Chicago and Daley look like child's play

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03-27-2008, 22:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
dalem Lord High Hullabalooster *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-23-04 Location: Columbia Heights, MN Posts: 8,152 Country:	NJ's governor hired his knob-polisher as security chief. NY's governor got caught with his pants mopping up hooker spillage. CT's governor got bopped for something a bit ago. RI's did a decade ago. It happens on the mainland too. -dale

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ChrisF202 *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-12-03 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 2,545 Country:	That is true Dale, you will always have corruption in politics. But as I alluded to above, it is particularly bad in Latin America. Hell, Long Island political corruption makes Chicago and Daley look like child's play

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