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Puerto Rico Drug-For-Votes Probe Ends; Lawmakers Demand Congressional Inquiry

5/9/2026

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ProPublica reported that a federal drugs-for-votes investigation in Puerto Rico prisons ended after the 2024 election.
Resident commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera asked the House Judiciary Committee to investigate.
Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago filed a resolution ordering the Committee on Public Security to examine the allegations.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman said he would support a congressional inquiry.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico and Power 4 coalition demanded full transparency and hearings.

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ProPublica reported that a federal drugs-for-votes investigation in Puerto Rico prisons ended after the 2024 election.
Resident commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera asked the House Judiciary Committee to investigate.
Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago filed a resolution ordering the Committee on Public Security to examine the allegations.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman said he would support a congressional inquiry.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico and Power 4 coalition demanded full transparency and hearings.