Edgardo Arlequín Vélez
Edgardo Arlequín Vélez | |
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Mayor of Guayanilla | |
In office January 14, 2001 – January 12, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ceferino Pacheco |
Succeeded by | Nelson Torres Yordán |
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 15, 1952 Popular Democratic Party (PPD) |
Edgardo Arlequín Vélez is a
At the end of his term in 2015 he was accused of sexual misconduct, which forced him to resign on January 12, 2016. He was later pardoned by the former governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Alejandro García Padilla.
Political career
After serving 4 years at the municipal assembly, Arlequín Vega was elected as Mayor of
At the
Arlequín Vélez was reelected two more times in
Legal troubles
On November 18, 2014, the
On December 17, 2015, Arlequín Vélez was sentenced to four years in prison.[5] Soon after, and not happy with the verdict Edgardo Arlequín presented an appeal to his sentence to the Appeals Court of Puerto Rico. After this, the Party started conversations with him to voluntarily resign to his seat, but Arlequín initially refused.[6] On January 12, 2016, he finally presented his resignation.
On January 16 the Appeals Court granted him bail until his request to revoke the guilty verdict was clarified.[7]
On December 30, 2016, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla pardoned Edgardo Arlequín Vélez, who was convicted in 2015 for a sexual misconduct and for violating article 4.2 of The Puerto Rico Office of Government Ethics.[8]
On December 4, 2017, Edgardo Arlequín's four-year sentence was revoked after the courts appeal system found him innocent of the same charges that led to his suspension as Mayor of Guayanilla in 2015 and eventually wrongfully convicted in the same year.
References
- ^ "Alcalde de Guayanilla, Elecciones Generales 2000". CEEPUR. August 9, 2001.
- ^ "Alcalde Resultados Municipales, Municipio de Guayanilla". CEEPUR. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Suspenden a alcalde de Guayanilla de todos sus puestos en el PPD". Primera Hora. March 6, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ Caquías, Sandra (April 21, 2015). "Causa para arresto contra alcalde de Guayanilla". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Tras las rejas el alcalde de Guayanilla". El Nuevo Día. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Caro, Leysa (December 23, 2015). "Edgardo Arlequín se aferra a la alcaldía". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Estrada, Michelle (January 13, 2016). "Renuncia Edgardo Arlequín a la alcaldía de Guayanilla". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Gobernador indulta a exalcalde convicto por acoso sexual". Primera Hora. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.