Government corruption on a grand scale is nothing new in the Americas, but for the Caribbean it's a relative novel thing. Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila of Puerto Rico, as expected, surrendered to FBI agents yesterday and "was released on his own recognizance" after being indicted for breaking the law to raise campaign funds.
The indictment alleged that along with local fundraisers, three (3) of Philadelphia's most prolific businessmen helped the Governor evade campaign finance laws. The indictment charges included: "conspiring to violate federal campaign laws, wire fraud, conspiring to defraud the IRS, and filing a false tax return" according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Acevedo Vila who was in campaign debt amounting to $545,000 apparently thought that the only way out was to avoid campaign-finance laws. This way he can receive large contributions from so-called donors without limit, which is illegal.
The Governor allegedly scratched these big boys backs in Philadelphia regarding businesses in San Juan and they in turned scratched his back in campaign fundraising. Suspicion was arisen when a former Puerto Rican governor found it hard to rationalized the huge donations which were being given to Acevedo Vila who was "a nonvoting member of the U.S. Congress." Well...?
As the famed saying goes: absolute power corrupts absolutely... false! All you need is a little power to set the ball in motion for absolute corruption. Novelty?
The indictment alleged that along with local fundraisers, three (3) of Philadelphia's most prolific businessmen helped the Governor evade campaign finance laws. The indictment charges included: "conspiring to violate federal campaign laws, wire fraud, conspiring to defraud the IRS, and filing a false tax return" according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Acevedo Vila who was in campaign debt amounting to $545,000 apparently thought that the only way out was to avoid campaign-finance laws. This way he can receive large contributions from so-called donors without limit, which is illegal.
The Governor allegedly scratched these big boys backs in Philadelphia regarding businesses in San Juan and they in turned scratched his back in campaign fundraising. Suspicion was arisen when a former Puerto Rican governor found it hard to rationalized the huge donations which were being given to Acevedo Vila who was "a nonvoting member of the U.S. Congress." Well...?
As the famed saying goes: absolute power corrupts absolutely... false! All you need is a little power to set the ball in motion for absolute corruption. Novelty?
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