Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has been charged with nineteen counts in a campaign finance probe, charges Acevedo says could be politically motivated. The indictment also names twelve others in Acevedo’s Popular Democratic Party. Acevedo has previously accused prosecutors of targeting him for his criticism of the 2005 FBI killing of Puerto Rican militant independence leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos.
Puerto Rico Gov. Charged in Corruption Case
HeadlineMar 28, 2008