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The former mayor of Rio Grande, Eduard Rivera Correa, was sentenced today, Wednesday, at five years and four months in prison on charges of bribery, attempted extortion d and obstruction of justice d in the living Federal Judge Carmen Consuelo Vargas. d
During an emotional sentencing d hearing, Rivera Correa, who worked in the Office of the Comptroller before being elected as mayor, he apologized for having betrayed the trust of their friends, family and voters Rio Grande.
"First I want to apologize to all my family and all my friends who have accompanied me during this difficult process. I also apologize to the people of Rio Grande. During my 39 years of public service did many good things, but at the end of the road failed, "the former mayor of the Popular Democratic Party.
The defense attorney Ruben Morales called for a sentence of 57 months in prison while the guilty plea agreement suggested a sentence of 63 months. The judge assigned an additional month prison sentence for a total of five years and four months, in addition to a three-year supervised release, 300 hours of community service and attend a program for people with alcohol problems.
According to the investigation which led to the filing of criminal charges against Rivera Correa received $ 39,000 from a contractor who performed two sports projects for riograndeño municipality for a period that lasted from 2010 to 2012 and many of the bribes were paid in the exalcalde same office.
A Rivera Correa was denied bail for having intervened with a federal witness and has remained in prison since his arrest on July 10, 2014. The judge will recommend that the former official d extinguish the remainder of his sentence in a minimum security institution in the State of Florida.
Several family members and employees of the Municipality of Rio Grande left the room weeping Federal d Court where he was sentenced Rivera Correa. "He was always a person of integrity. This is very strong," said Eunice Diaz, former wife of the now confined. Tags: Eduard Rivera corruption
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