tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post116206098895475408..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-1162796381863833522006-11-05T22:59:00.000-08:002006-11-05T22:59:00.000-08:00Thanks so much, madridkid, for informing me of the...Thanks so much, madridkid, for informing me of the conviction. Of course, the US media is a asleep on this case. Let's get rid of the GOP and the lapdog press, okay?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-1162668034987171712006-11-04T11:20:00.000-08:002006-11-04T11:20:00.000-08:00A jury found Rene Vazquez Botet, 51, guilty Friday...A jury found Rene Vazquez Botet, 51, guilty Friday Nov. 3, 2006 of seven of eight counts of conspiracy and money laundering and other related federal charges. He, along with former New Progressive Party Secretary General Marcos Morell, were indicted for a kickback-for-contract conspiracy in which they received a total of $2.4 million from contractors in public works project in Puerto Rico when their party was in power in the mid 1990s. Morell was also convicted. The case was prosecuted by the US Justice Department's Public Integrity Division from Washington. They face between seven to 10 years each when they are sentenced next January. The judge trying the case ordered both of them under 24-hour arrest. Vazquez Botet was a Republican committeeman in PR, and had tried to take over the local party chairmanship just months before he was indicted. Wonder if Bush has kicked him off his education consulting panel by now.Madridkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000521791586330249noreply@blogger.com