Trump set to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor after ‘political prosecution’
by Maya Yang and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#72WQT)
Wanda Vazquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020
Donald Trump reportedly intends to pardon Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, who was indicted in 2022 on federal corruption charges surrounding her earlier gubernatorial campaign.
In addition to Vazquez, Trump plans to pardon her co-defendants including Julio Martin Herrera Velutini, founder of Britannia Financial Group; as well as Mark Rossini, a former FBI agent who served as a consultant for Herrera, according to CBS, which first reported the development on Friday.
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