Puerto Rico’s Ex-Governor Arrested on Bribery Charges Over Alleged Election Campaign Finance Scheme

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced speaks during a press conference to announce strict new rules for all passengers flying into Puerto Rico in San Juan on June 30, 2020. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images

The former governor of Puerto Rico was arrested Thursday in San Juan on bribery charges related to the alleged financing of her 2020 reelection campaign, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.

Wanda Vázquez Garced, a member of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party who had previously promised to fight corruption, was scheduled to appear in federal court on Aug. 4 in Puerto Rico.