US EditionTrump to pardon former Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance violation case
Trump granted pardons to Wanda Vázquez and co-defendants convicted of campaign finance violations tied to her 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial campaign, amid claims of political prosecution.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump pardoned former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced, banker Julio Martín Herrera Velutini, and former FBI agent Mark Rossini, overturning their pending sentences.
- White House officials framed the case as political prosecution, noting the investigation began 10 days after Wanda Vázquez Garced endorsed Trump and citing Christopher Kise's DOJ involvement last year.
- Between Dec. 2019 and June 2020, Herrera Velutini and Rossini allegedly paid $300,000 to political consultants to support Vázquez's campaign and influence the regulator replacement.
- Federal prosecutors had been seeking one year behind bars for Wanda Vázquez Garced, who pleaded guilty last August and was due to be sentenced later this month, while judges said they were kept `in the dark`.
- Amid a wider clemency spree, President Donald Trump has granted more than 1,700 pardons last year, following a pattern including Juan Orlando Hernández and Alexander Sittenfeld, raising concerns about DOJ norms.
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