All posts tagged "jaime perelló"

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  Charges dismissed against former Puerto Rico House speaker

  Case on awarded contract continues

  • Posted January 17, 2019
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  Cause for arrest found against former Puerto Rico House speaker

  SAN JUAN – Municipal Judge Edgardo Figueroa found cause for arrest Wednesday night against former Puerto Rico House Speaker Jaime Perelló for nine charges, among which are perjury and violating government ethics and campaign finance laws, and set...

  • Posted June 29, 2017
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  Former Puerto Rico House speaker faces corruption charges

  Once 'not the object of any investigation,' Perelló to be accused Wednesday

  • Posted June 28, 2017
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  Special Prosecutor to Investigate former House Speaker Perelló

  SAN JUAN — The Independent Special Prosecutor Panel (PFEI by its Spanish initials) took in Friday former Justice Secretary César Miranda’s recommendation to assign a special prosecutor to conduct an investigation into illegal acts attributed to former...

  • Posted January 20, 2017
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  Méndez takes over House Speakership, promises transparency

  SAN JUAN – House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez said one of his priorities will be to redistribute the $3 billion a year budget of the “calamitous” Department of Education that is entangled in red tape and doesn’t...

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  NPP accuses Bernier of tolerating corruption

  SAN JUAN – New Progressive Party (NPP) Sen. Carmelo Ríos said Thursday that Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President David Bernier didn’t do everything within his power to force former House Speaker Jaime Perelló to stop running for reelection. Ríos...

  • Posted September 29, 2016
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  Bernier: Not Voting for Perelló Does not Imply Vote for Another Party

  He explained voters have more options in the PDP ballot and affirmed the Perelló controversy is a closed chapter

  • Posted September 17, 2016
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  NPP Rep files complaint against Perelló to Ethics Commission

  SAN JUAN – New Progressive Party (NPP) candidate for the House of Representatives’ presidency, Jorge López, announced that he will file a complaint against the Ethics Commission of that legislative branch to investigate the role of former...

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  NPP Rep demands activation of Status Commission

  SAN JUAN – New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. Luis “Tato” León Rodríguez called Monday for House Speaker Roberto Rivera to activate the Status Commission, which hasn’t met since its creation in November 2013. “The president has the...

  • Posted September 5, 2016
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  Mayors Turn Their Backs to Perelló and Urge Legislators to Support the Resignation

  Mayors and presidents of non-mayor municipal committees, many that supported Jaime Perelló were in favor of the resignation petition made by Popular Democratic Party (PDP) president and candidate for governor David Bernier so that the legislative leader...

  • Posted August 31, 2016