Thursday, January 22, 2015

TAKING MONEY UNDER THE BENCH: PUERTO RICO SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY AND BRIBERY CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE TRIAL



TAKING MONEY UNDER THE BENCH: PUERTO RICO SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY AND BRIBERY CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE TRIAL


A current Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Puerto Rico of accepting bribes to acquit a businessman of vehicular homicide charges.

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 of the FBI’s San Juan Division made the announcement.

“Judicial corruption strikes at the very heart of our legal system,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. “Justice must be determined by the evidence and the law, not by bribe payments from those with the deepest pockets. We are committed to maintaining the public’s trust by rooting out corruption wherever we find it—whether it be a politician in a backroom or a judge on the bench.”

The original article can be found at www.fbi.gov