Puerto Rico gov charged in campaign probe (had endorsed Obama)

[IDemo]

Indictment charges 12 other people associated with Gov. Vila's party

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23825737/

AP -updated 17 minutes ago

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. authorities have announced an indictment charging Puerto Rico's governor with 18 counts in a long-running campaign finance probe.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said Thursday the indictment also charges 12 other people associated with Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila's party.

Rodriguez told reporters that the 13 are accused of running a conspiracy to illegally raise money to pay off Acevedo's campaign debts in 2000.

At the time, Acevedo was running to be the U.S. island territory's nonvoting member of Congress.

—Interesting timing on this one, coming only a month after Acevedo's endorsement of Obama.

[Hope And Change]

1. The Governor of Puerto Rico...

seemed to be already in trouble when he made the endorsement.Let me quote from the article you linked to:

"ALTHOUGH: A Vila downside: FBI probing his campaign finances."

[MADem]

2. ......long-running campaign finance probe

That rounded up twelve others.

I rather doubt they started this up a scant month ago. "just" to get an Obama endorser.

Sometimes a crook is just a crook.

You need a link to your story.