Puerto Rico governor indictment [US DOJ]

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Puerto Rico governor indictment [US DOJ]

March 27, 2008 08:20:00 pm

US v. Anibal Acevedo Velo et al., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, March 24, 2008 [federal grand jury indictment of Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila on 19 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing, and other crimes]. Read the full text of the indictment [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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