Miguel Ortiz Vélez
Appearance
Miguel Ortiz Vélez | |
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EX Mayor of Sabana Grande | |
In office January 14, 1993 – July 7, 2018 | |
Assumed office July 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Noel Matías Norelli |
Succeeded by | Noel Matías Norelli |
Personal details | |
Political party | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) |
Miguel Gabriel "Papín" Ortiz Veléz was a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Sabana Grande. Ortiwas affiliateded with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as mayor from 1993 to 2018.[1][2]
In 2018, U.S. Federal authorities accused Veléz of defrauding the government of approximately $3 million in a scheme lasting from 2013 to 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Sabana Grande... Pueblo de los Prodigios". Proyecto Salon Hogar.
- ^ "Alcalde Sabana Grande, Elecciones Generales 1993". CEEPUR.
- ^ "Puerto Rican mayor, two other gov officials arrested on corruption charges". NY Daily News.