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