波多黎各州长Jenniffer González宣布政府两名高级官员将于下月离职。[1]幕僚长Francisco Domenech定于8月7日辞职，副幕僚长Itza García定于8月15日辞职。[1]两人目前正因与许可证管理办公室的违规指控接受独立机构调查。[1]
州参议院主席Thomas Rivera Schatz等官员此前已要求两人辞职。[1]Domenech在声明中表示自己"以诚正精神服务"。[1]
这一决定反映了波多黎各政府内部日益扩大的腐败危机。García曾被指控对经济发展部前主管Sebastián Negrón施压，要求其任命Politank总裁之妻到许可证管理办公室担任职位。[1]Domenech本人曾创立Politank游说公司。[1]
Negrón在5月因指控González政府干预其机构工作后辞职。[1]目前已有超过10名官员辞职，包括经济发展机构的幕僚长、总法律顾问和财务主管。[1]
Governor Jenniffer González announced that two senior government officials will step down next month as investigations into regulatory violations intensify. [1] Francisco Domenech, the chief of staff, is scheduled to resign on August 7, while Itza García, the deputy chief of staff, will depart on August 15. [1]
Both officials are under investigation by an independent entity over allegations involving improprieties at the licensing management office. [1] García has been accused of pressuring Domenech to appoint the wife of Politank company president to a position within the licensing management office. [1] Domenech previously founded Politank, a lobbying firm. [1]
The resignations follow a broader crisis within the administration. More than ten officials have already departed, including Sebastián Negrón, the former director of the Economic Development Department, who resigned in May after accusing the González administration of interfering with his agency's operations. [1] Additional departures from the Economic Development Department include the chief of staff, the general counsel, and the finance director. [1]
Pressure for the officials' removal came from prominent lawmakers, including Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, who called for their resignations. [1] In a statement addressing his departure, Domenech said he had served "with integrity and honesty." [1]