http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080328/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/puerto_rico_governor;_ylt=ArTcbdIoCbdBIjRzDvcYJwK3IxIF
Governor Anibal Vila pleaded not guilty to corruption charges stemming from shady campaign financing, and was released today to the cheers of many of his country's flag-waving citizens. He was charged with 19 counts of corruption that could lead to a maximum of 20 years; specifically, he was accused of having illegally borrowed money to pay off a half-million dollar debt. He is also the first Puerto Rican official to be charged with federal crimes since the island became a US commonwealth in 1952.
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