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2022-08-05 Government Corruption

Ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez busted in bribery scheme with banker, former FBI agent

[NYPOST] Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday in a bribery scheme in which she allegedly pushed out a high-ranking government official in exchange for more than $300,000 to help her 2020 campaign.

Vázquez, 62, is accused of working out the bribes with conspirators who included a former FBI agent, a Venezuelan Italian bank owner and a political consultant, according to the Department of Justice.

“Public corruption erodes the people’s trust in our institutions and fuels civil unrest,” Joseph González, special agent in charge of the FBI San Juan Field Office, said in a statement.

“No one is above the law and the victim of this crime, the People, deserve better.”

Vázquez, the second woman to serve as Puerto Rico’s governor, was elected in 2019 after mass protests forced her predecessor from office — and she once listed fighting corruption as a top priority for her administration in an interview with the Associated Press.

But the DOJ said Vázquez agreed to accept a bribe in exchange for replacing the head of Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, which was scrutinizing an international bank operating in San Juan.

Posted by Fred 2022-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Come on, NY Post - Name That Party?

Posted by Raj 2022-08-05 00:24|| 2022-08-05 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 I see leaving out information works both ways!

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-08-05 06:30|| 2022-08-05 06:30|| Front Page Top

#3 “Public corruption erodes the people’s trust in our institutions and fuels civil unrest,” Joseph González, special agent in charge of the FBI San Juan Field Office, said in a statement.

Damn sure does Gonzo.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-05 06:46|| 2022-08-05 06:46|| Front Page Top

#4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ !!!

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-08-05 06:59|| 2022-08-05 06:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah but the hurricane response was all Trump's fault. /sarc

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-05 11:58|| 2022-08-05 11:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Raj - per Wiki, she's apparently affiliated with the GOP, surprisingly. Graft over Ethics

Posted by Frank G 2022-08-05 12:47|| 2022-08-05 12:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Also per Wiki:
Political party - New Progressive
Other political affiliations - Democratic (before 2019)

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-08-05 15:17|| 2022-08-05 15:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Is this the woman that was hoarding hurricane relief water for her friends?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-05 16:38|| 2022-08-05 16:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Yep.

Puerto Rico residents outraged after discovering warehouse full of unused aid from Hurricane Maria

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-05 16:40|| 2022-08-05 16:40|| Front Page Top

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