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[JRios1968]

Irregularities in Former Puerto Rico Governor's Administration

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[marron]

Calderón paid $98,614 to municipal lobbyists for their efforts towards the withdrawal of the Navy from Vieques.

Sila Calderon was governor when the Vieques issue came to a head. What I didn't realize was that prior to her governorship, as mayor of San Juan she was already involved in agitating against the Navy.

Clearly, as mayor this goes quite beyond her jurisdiction. And it sounds like fraud to me.

[PJ-Comix]

The two completely HONEST governors of PR that I know of were Luis Munoz Marin and Luis Ferre. Interestingly, my father knew them both very well. Governor Munoz was highly amused by my Dad and loved to have him around. Part of it was that my Dad speaks fluent Spanish with a Castillian accent (rare for an American) plus he had a repertoire of numerous funny stories. Years later, my dad offered his services to Governor Ferre in order to help him prevent Labor trouble on the island but Ferre turned him down. And Labor problems are what caused Ferre to lose his re-election bid. Ferre died a couple of years ago and was known as the "Last Don." A very aristocratic man in the best sense of the word.

Both these governors were completely HONEST.