A top post on New York Times revealed that Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá of Puerto Rico, has been charged in a federal indictment as he faces 19 criminal counts including Tax Fraud.The article continues to read:
The indictment threw Puerto Rican politics into disarray as some politicians and political commentators called for Mr. Acevedo’s resignation and members of the opposition party, the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, began to discuss impeachment.
Mr. Acevedo said the indictment, which charges him with crimes related to financing three campaigns from 1999 to 2004, was “politically motivated” and “totally false.”
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