US EditionFormer Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation
- Wanda Vázquez, former Governor of Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation, becoming the first former governor to admit guilt in such a case.
- Vázquez is the first former governor of Puerto Rico to plead guilty to a crime related to accepting a foreign donation for her 2020 campaign.
- The original charges were conspiracy and bribery, but they were reduced to a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
- As she left court, Vázquez stated, 'There was no bribery here,' and expressed that the accusations were untrue.
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By Rafy Rivera, CNN en Español Former Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced reached an agreement with the US Attorney's Office and pleaded guilty this Wednesday to accepting promises of monetary contributions to finance her electoral campaign in the 2020 primary, when she was seeking the New Progressive Party (PNP) nomination for the island's governorship. Vázquez lost that primary. She is the first former governor of Puerto Rico to plead g…
Former Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced stated upon leaving the Federal Court in Hato Rey that she accepts responsibility for the charge to which she pleaded guilty, but insisted that she did not receive money or commit any bribery.
San Juan, 27 Aug (EFE).- The former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, pleaded guilty this Wednesday in the Federal Court to accept promises of contributions from an alien for her political campaign, in violation of the Federal Electoral Campaigns Act. Vázquez Garced, who was the first executive of the island between 2019 and 2021, thus became the first former governor to be convicted, although of a less serious crime. With a “yes, y…
Following former Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced's guilty plea in Federal Court for violations of the Electoral Law, the Puerto Rico Police will evaluate whether to continue providing her with security escorts, Superintendent Joseph González announced.
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Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez has pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that also allegedly involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Vázquez on Wednesday became the U.S. territory’s first former governor…
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Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation
Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez has pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that also allegedly involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker.
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