the Court of San Juan found this afternoon due to arrest for alleged violations in the Government Ethics Act and the Penal code that weigh against Sandra Torres López, Former president of the Telecommunications Negotiation, Who is assigned to organize fundraising activities by former governor Ricardo Rosselló during working hours.
The former adviser of Torres López, Katherine Erazo García, Who was also investigated by the Office of the Panel on the Independent Special Prosecutor (Opfei), However, he will not face criminal charges, after reaching a collaboration agreement with the investigating agency.
Erazo García was the main person in charge of collections of the campaign of the ex-president.
Surprising turn: Former head of revenue of former governor Ricardo Rosselló cooperates with FEI prosecutors in a case against former head of telecommunications Sandra Torres for soliciting political donations from companies he regulated. Torres faces three charges. @TelenoticiasPR
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A lawsuit was filed against Torres López for alleged violations of Article 4.2 (b) and 4.2 (m), which prohibit, respectively, an official from using his office to obtain a benefit that is not permitted by law and that exert influence on other employees to make political contributions or participate in political activities. The third charge against the former civil servant is for violation of article 252 of the Penal Code, which refers to the illicit use of public works or services.
Opfei reported that Judge Ileana Colom Blanc imposed a $ 45,000 bail on Torres López and set the preview for April 21 at 10:00 am
Last Monday, the president of the PFEI, Nydia Cotto Vives, Had anticipated that today that independent special prosecutors would be filing charges against the ex-officials and holding a trial hearing for arrest.
A few months ago, the Opfei indicated that from the preliminary investigation report of the Department of Justice it emerges that during working hours Torres López asked him to Exel López Vélez, To organize a fundraising activity for the re-election campaign of the then governor Roussillon. In addition, it is alleged that he instructed him to sell the lockers of this activity among the trusted employees of the then Telecommunications Regulatory Board, the telecommunications companies regulated by the unit and the contractors of the government entity.