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Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in public funds. Among those sued ...
After less than a week, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico decided in Senado de Puerto Rico v. Gobierno de Puerto Rico, 2019 TSPR 138 CT-2019-4 (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 2019) that the clear successor was the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, annulled any recognition or vestiges of legitimacy in the week-long Pierluisi government. [2]
The Cabinet-level officers of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico are the heads of the executive agencies that report directly to the Governor of Puerto Rico or to the Chief of Staff who also happen to not be Secretaries of an executive department nor members of an executive office—except for the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and the Planning Board who ...
The 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, with six candidates running for the office of Governor of Puerto Rico. Former Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, who Ricardo Rosselló chose to succeed as Governor of Puerto Rico after the latter announced his resignation, was declared the winner by the Puerto Rico ...
(Bloomberg) -- Two former Puerto Rico officials, along with the head of an accounting firm and three others, were indicted over allegations of theft, money laundering and wire fraud, escalating ...
The first type are also applicable to corrupt state and local officials: [1] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [2] the Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [3] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [4] and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970).
President Trump lambasted Puerto Rican officials for corruption via Twitter ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian, on Wednesday.
This office was created under law No. 15 of February 28, 2017, as amended (law No. 1 of January 3, 2018, Law No. 125 of July 10, 2018, Law No. 203 of August 5, 2018) with the purpose of strengthening the mechanisms of prevention, control, investigation and audit of government management; perform audits and consultancies in government entities aimed at achieving optimal levels of economy ...