Puerto Rican justice officials are executing search warrants for the mobile phones of top associates of Governor Ricardo Rossello amid a corruption scandal
Puerto Rican justice officials on Tuesday were executing search warrants for the mobile phones of top associates of Governor Ricardo Rossello amid a corruption scandal that provoked 10 days of protests demanding his resignation.
"A court authorized yesterday search warrants that are being executed today," Mariana Cobian, spokeswoman for the Puerto Rico Justice Department, said in a statement. "Because it is an ongoing investigation, we will not make additional comments at this time." The protests were also sparked by US authorities' announcement of a federal indictment involving six people, including two former high-ranking Puerto Rico government officials, charged with conspiracy and other crimes in connection with millions of dollars in federal Medicaid and education funds.
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