The former mayor of the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón Suárez was sentenced this Thursday to 30 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for municipal contracts and approving payments to a street repair and paving company.
According to a statement from the United States Department of Justice in Puerto Rico, Cintrón pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiracy to participate in a bribery scheme.
Court documents related to the settlement show that Cintrón received payments of one dollar for each square meter that Company A paved in Guayama, which extended during his years as mayor from 2013 to 2021.
In addition to 30 months in prison, Cintrón must pay $114,000 in cash and spend three years on supervised release.
The statement added that this case is part of the active efforts of the Department of Justice to combat corruption in the municipalities of Puerto Rico.
He added that the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Puerto Rico has recently obtained guilty pleas against other public officials and contractors in the District of Puerto Rico for soliciting and accepting bribes.
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