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House confirms Olga Virriel Cardona to FEI amid ethics and process objections
Summary
The Puerto Rico House confirmed Olga Virriel Cardona as an alternate member of the Panel of the Special Independent Prosecutor (FEI) on June 30, 2025, after contentious floor debate about past ethics findings and a federal wrongful‑termination judgment. The nomination passed 33-17 after an unsuccessful motion to table the nomination.
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved the nomination of Olga Virriel Cardona as an alternate member of the Panel of the Special Independent Prosecutor (FEI) on June 30, 2025, by a recorded vote of 33 in favor and 17 opposed.
The nomination drew sustained opposition on the floor. Representative Héctor Ferrer (referred to in debate as Ferrer Santiago) and other members urged the House to withhold confirmation after citing a published ethics admonition from the Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico and a federal wrongful‑termination judgment that was later affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Ferrer told colleagues that the nominee had been the subject of an INRE proceeding in which the Supreme…
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