Néstor Alonso resigns his seat in the House of Representatives

The elected representative of The new progressive party (PNP) Nestor Alonso Vega on Monday he resigned from the House of Representatives after a confrontation federal allegations of corruption.

“On November 3, 2020, I was elected representative by accumulation on behalf of the New Progressive Party (PNP). Through the presentation, I announce that I am resigning from the position for which I was elected and that the PNP will have to fill ”, it is shown in the short letter that it validated through its initials.

“I will dedicate my efforts to defending myself in the relevant forums,” he added in the letter.

Read the letter:

Earlier today and in a message posted on social networks, Alonso Vega had announced that he would resign in the next few hours, an action that will allow the community to fill the vacancy.

According to information published in the press about my swearing today, I declare that this morning …

Posted by representative Néstor Alonso Vega on Monday, January 11, 2021

“According to the information published in the press regarding the taking of my oath today, I declare that this morning I will resign from my position of REP for the new four-year term. In due course, I will provide expressions of this server to PR people. Networks on hold, “he said this morning.

Once the new President of the Chamber, Rafael “Tatito” Hernández, announces the vacancy, President La Palma, Governor Pedro Pierluisi, must convene the board – the governing body of the community – to determine how they will hold the presidency.

“Néstor Alonso’s resignation was what we asked for and expected. Now, the next step is to convene the council to decide which method to choose to select the fifth representative by accumulating PNP. We will proceed with due haste “Pierluisi said.

According to the federal prosecutor’s office, Alonso Vega allegedly embezzled $ 40,000 from a system that inflated the salary of an employee of his chamber office, identified as “person A”, to about $ 80,000. The employee stopped working with the representative in July 2020.

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