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Former Mayor of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Accepting Bribes from Contractor

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. The former mayor of the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to soliciting and receiving approximately $39,000 in cash bribes from a contractor who sought to be awarded three construction inspection contracts with the municipality of Río Grande.

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Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico and Special Agent in Charge Carlos Cases…

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