By The Star Staff
Juan “Tito” Gómez, the Popular Democratic Party candidate for the District 36 seat in the island House of Representatives, on Tuesday criticized the proposed designation of New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez as House speaker.
NPP gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González Colón’s “scandalous remarks” that Méndez Nuñez, the incumbent District 36 representative in the lower chamber, be considered speaker of the House is inconceivable following what Gómez characterized as a disastrous legacy.
“District 36 has received with indignation and shame the news of Jenniffer González’s support for Johnny Méndez for the House speakership,” the candidate said. “Has Jenniffer González forgotten the accumulation of corruption and mismanagement that characterized Méndez’s speakership? This support is not only a slap in the face to our district, but also to all of Puerto Rico.”
Gómez noted that during his tenure as House speaker, Méndez Nuñez was surrounded by multiple scandals and accusations, such as the one around former Rep. María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, who was convicted of corruption, bribery and theft of federal funds; Néstor Alonso Vega, who was involved in fraud and illegal appropriation of funds; Nelson del Valle, who was arrested in a bribery scheme; and Samuel “Sammy” Pagán, who was involved in the infamous “Crepas Gate” and the hiring of ghost employees.
“Yes, ghost employees! And yet, it seems that Jenniffer González believes that he [Méndez Nuñez] deserves a second chance,” Gómez said. “Is this the kind of leadership that Jenniffer believes he can give to the House?”
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