Ex-FEMA, Energy Company Officials Plead Guilty in Post-Hurricane Case in Puerto Rico

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They admitted accepting and offering gratuities, lesser charges than conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud, which they were indicted on in 2019.

prohibiting public officials from giving or receiving certain gifts of value that inure them to personal benefits.

This is the only federal case so far related to the U.S. government’s efforts to restore Puerto Rico’s electric power grid after Hurricane Maria. The grid’s destruction caused the world’s second-longest blackout, leaving many Puerto Ricans without power for more than a year.. But Tribble and Ellison may face about six months if a judge approves their latest plea agreements.

 

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They could face *six months* in prison? I have a better solution. Tie them to stakes in the middle of a soccer stadium, then give everyone in San Juan five minutes and a shoe.

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