Consumer Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo (Facebook via Hiram J. Torres Montalvo) By THE STAR STAFF Three Cataño assembly members have asked the commonwealth Supreme Court to intervene in a fast‑moving dispute over whether Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo is legally qualified to run in Sunday’s special mayoral election. The petition, filed Monday by Gustavo Grana Martínez, Damián Claudio Miranda and José L. Ortega Rodríg

Former Cataño mayor Félix Delgado Montalvo Says accusations are likely coming against current administration By THE STAR STAFF Former Cataño mayor Félix “El Cano” Delgado Montalvo publicly addressed the municipality’s special election on Monday, admitting past corruption and asserting that new accusations will soon surface against the current municipal administration. Delgado made the statements in a Facebook post, his first public comment since questions emerged about his ro

Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz By THE STAR STAFF Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Executive Director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta described the supervisory style of Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz as “dictatorial” on Monday. She maintained that the official failed to share information with her regarding the controversy surrounding the temporary emergency power supply contract with energy firm Power Expectations -- information that, had she known it, would have ca

Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority executive director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta By THE STAR STAFF Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) executive director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta told lawmakers on Monday that she signed the controversial Power Expectations emergency generation contract without knowing that signatures from members of the consortium were allegedly invalid or unauthorized. Zapata Acosta’s testimony came during a public hearing before th