Puerto Rico Senator Abel Nazario-Quiñones and 7 Others Arrested on Corruption Allegations

Puerto Rico Senator Abel Nazario-Quiñones and 7 Others Arrested on Corruption Allegations
The seal of the F.B.I. hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2007. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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FBI agents arrested and charged Puerto Rico Sen. Abel Nazario-Quiñones on Nov. 6 in connection with an investigation into alleged theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, officials said.

A statement by the Department of Justice said several other people were arrested alongside Nazario-Quiñones, including Edwin Torres-Gutiérrez, special assistant to the mayor; Claribel Rodríguez-Canchani, director of human resources for the municipality; Humberto Pagán-Sánchez, Kelvin Ortiz-Vegarra, Ramón Martes-Negrón, Juan Rosario-Núñez, and Eric Rondón-Rodríguez.
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