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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Miami Herald: Puerto Rico Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, a senior aide, and Acevedo's former campaign finance director were indicted Tuesday by a San Juan federal grand jury, which accused the three of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The five-count indictment in U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico accused Acevedo, his former legal advisor Luisa Inclán Bird and former campaign finance...
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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
* Puerto Rico: Nearly five months after being charged with possible electoral fraud and corruption, boricua Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila faces a new set of indictments of wire fraud and money laundering. * Venezuela: Mexican officials are hoping that Venezuela’s government will negotiate with cement firm Cemex after President Hugo Chavez ordered its nationalization . * Chile: Chilean stocks dipped...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations….
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations.
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Department of Housing & Urban Development (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
NEW YORK - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy Bernardi and Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila today signed a financial agreement worth more than $600 million that will permit the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (PRPHA) to modernize and construct more than 4,100 public housing units. The agreement allows PRPHA to qualify for $235 million in tax credits to accelerate...
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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
* Latin America: Cervical cancer has killed 33,000 women in Latin America and without prevention the figure could rise to 70,000 by 2030 according to a recently released medical study. * Puerto Rico: Controversy has erupted after Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vila proposed constructing a natural gas pipeline on the southern part of the island . * Chile: Police and protestors clashed again in the capital...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
SAN DIEGO - Armed with a sweeping new package of incentives for investment by companies in life sciences and other industries, Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá arrived at BIO 2008 to meet with corporate executives and
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Blaney's Blarney (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vila, wants greater self-determination for Puerto Rico. Having had the "pleasure" of flying through San Juan for the best part of 2 years when I lived in the Caribbean, I have long wondered why Puerto Rico is accorded any status within the US at all. It's not as if there's any great strategic reason for the US to keep Puerto Rico as a territory. The arrangement...
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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The United Nations’ Decolonization Committee received testimony this week from numerous representatives with regards to the political status of Puerto Rico. Chief among these was the island’s governor- Anibal Acevedo Vila- who called for the island’s right to self-determination and blasted the White House for being “clumsy and partisan” in its behavior of the issue. Acevedo Vila was indicted last March...
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TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
In a poll performed by the largest newspaper in in Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Dia , the indicted Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila trails his Statehood Party opponent Luis Fortuno by 34 points, 59-25. Acevedo Vila has endorsed Barack Obama in the June 1 Puerto Rico primary. However, the Statehood Party candidate for Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi, also an Obama endorser, holds a hefty 29...
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Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Incumbent Anibal Acevedo Vila continues to be the candidate of the Popular Democratic Party, or PPD, in Puerto Rico's Nov. 4 gubernatorial election despite accusations of corruption that have been leveled against him....
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VivirLatino (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
With Federal fraud charges hanging over his head, Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila announced yesterday at a meeting held by his party, the Partido Popular Democratico (PPD), that he was running for reelection. Seems like he has the support...
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Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila's party swiftly approved his candidacy for re-election on Sunday despite a federal indictment on charges of illegally raising money to pay off campaign debts.
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila's party swiftly approved his candidacy for re-election on Sunday despite a federal indictment on charges of illegally raising money to pay off campaign debts. After a vigorous, hourlong speech to ruling Popular Democratic Party members, Acevedo was overwhelmingly approved as the party's gubernatorial candidate for November elections.
