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The former mayor of the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison after being convicted for his role in a bribery scheme.
Reinaldo Vargas-Rodriguez, 49, received cash payments for awarding municipal contracts to two companies.
The issue was something President Donald Trump warned about when he feuded with Puerto Rico politicians after a hurricane.
Vargas-Rodriguez, of the New Progressive Party, was the mayor and highest-ranking government official in the municipality of Humacao.
Starting in 2021, Vargas-Rodriguez was involved in a bribery conspiracy in which he received and accepted cash payments from two businessmen in exchange for awarding municipal contracts for waste disposal services, asphalt and paving services, and debris removal, and paying outstanding invoices on the contracts.
From January 2021 through July 2021, Vargas-Rodriguez received at least $27,000 in cash bribes from the two businessmen. more
The more astute politicians have figured out legal ways to receive money. They go into office regular people and come out very wealthy. There’s an unethical explanation for this.
Good. This is the PR POS who fought Trump.
The woman who withheld a warehouse full of bottled water and said Trump wasn’t helping the people.