San Juan Court found the cause of arrest this afternoon for alleged violations of Government ethics law and penal Code weighing Sandra Torres Lopez, former president of Telecommunications office, who is chosen to organize fundraising activities for former governor Ricardo Rosselló during working hours.
Torres López’s former adviser, Katherine Erazo Garcia, which was also investigated by Bureau of the Commission for the Independent Special Prosecutor (Opfei)However, he will not face criminal charges after reaching a cooperation agreement with the investigating agency.
Erazo García was primarily responsible for the collections for the former president’s campaign.
Surprising twist: Former head of collections for former governor Ricardo Rosselló is cooperating with EIF prosecutors in the case against former head of telecommunications Sandra Torres for demanding political donations from the companies he regulated. Torres faces three charges. @TelenoticiasPR
– Luis Guardiola (@GuardiolaTwitt) April 8, 2021
A case has been brought against Torres López for alleged infringements of Article 4.2 (b) and Article 4.2 (m), which prohibit, respectively, an official from using his position to obtain a benefit which is not permitted by law. and that it influences other employees to those who make political contributions or participate in political activities. The third charge against the former official is for violating Article 252 of the Criminal Code, which refers to the illegal use of jobs or public services.
Opfei reported that Judge Ileana Colón Blanco imposed a $ 45,000 bond on Torres López and scheduled the preliminary hearing for April 21 at 10:00.
Last Monday, the president PFEI, Nydia Cotto Vives, had anticipated that today independent special prosecutors would file charges against former employees and hold a hearing on the cause of arrest.
A few months ago, Opfei indicated that the preliminary investigation report of the Department of Justice shows that during the work program Torres López asked Exel López Vélez, to organize a fundraising event for the re-election campaign of then-Governor Rosselló. In addition, he is alleged to have instructed him to sell the cabinets of that business to the trusted employees of the then Telecommunications Regulatory Board, the agency’s telecommunications companies and the government entity’s contractors.