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Former Mayor of Puerto Rico Municipality Sentenced for Accepting Bribes
Luis Arroyo-Chiqués, a 56-year-old resident of Rincon, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme.
According to court documents and statements made in connection with his plea and sentencing, Arroyo-Chiqués was the mayor and highest-ranking government official in the municipality of Aguas Buenas from 2005 until 2016.
In 2017, Arroyo-Chiqués negotiated with Individual B for a waste collection contract for Company A, which was owned and operated by Individual A. In exchange for the 10-year waste collection contract, Individual A agreed to pay Arroyo-Chiqués bribes of $10,000 per month ($1.00 per house for 10,000 houses in the municipality).
The agreement was arranged so that Arroyo-Chiqués would be paid $5,000 per month for the life of the contract and Individual B would be paid $5,000 per month. This payment was made in cash every month from 2016 and continued even after Arroyo-Chiqués left office in 2016.
The last payment to Arroyo-Chiqués occurred in June 2021.
Arroyo-Chiqués pleaded guilty in December 2021 to one count of conspiracy to engage in a bribery scheme.
This case is part of the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts to combat public corruption by municipal officials in Puerto Rico.
Arroyo-Chiqués’ sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow for the District of Puerto Rico, Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, and Special Agent in Charge Joseph Gonzalez of the FBI San Juan Field Office.
The FBI San Juan Field Office investigated the case.
Arroyo-Chiqués is currently serving his 2-year prison sentence.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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