Ricardo Bordallo

Ricardo "Ricky" Jerome Bordallo (* 11. December 1927 in Agana , Guam ; † 31 January 1990 in Hagåtña , Guam) was a two-time Democratic governor of the US State territory Guam, the after sentencing to several years imprisonment by suicide died.

Life

Bordallo was governor of Guam for the first time from January 1, 1975 to January 1, 1979, and held this office again between January 1, 1983 and January 1, 1987.

Three days before the area code ( Primary Election ) 1986 Bordallo, the politics of Guam coined many years was critical of the authorities responsible for Guam US Attorney accused of corruption in ten cases. He declined to appear before a grand jury and described the process as " colonialism with the border to racism ". The trial, which was led by US District Judge Cristobal Duenas, also involved the payment of bribes such as $ 10,000 by a local businessman. Tape recordings and testimonies indicated the acceptance of large sums of money and bribes from entrepreneurs at Bordallo, although the latter denied having issued public contracts in return.

Bordallo's key associate, Herman Sablan, testified that some bribes were poured into Bordallo's campaign fund. Second, a Korean entrepreneur testified that he had paid a $ 60,000 bribe on a property valued at $ 200,000 for the extraction of natural resources on Cabras Island .

After several days with sometimes emotional testimony and a scathing critique of the coverage of the proceedings in the media , Bordallo was found on 13 February 1987 in all ten charges of corruption guilty. Although seven counts were eventually waived, Judge Duenas sentenced him to nine years' imprisonment and another $ 114,000 fine .

His convictions for eight cases of bribery and extortion were revoked in August 1988. There remained charges of obstruction of justice and influencing witnesses, for which he was sentenced in December 1989 to four years in prison. He was in the penalty inaugural federal prison of Boron (California) asked. However Bordallo not joined the punishment, but chained themselves to the Chief Quipuha monument in Hagåtña and shot himself with a .38 Special - Revolver .

Ricardo Bordallo was married to Madeleine Bordallo , who since January 2003 represents the interests of the "organized unincorporated territory of Guam" in the US House of Representatives as an official, but not voting delegate .

Web links

• rulers.org
• Bordallo in the National Governors Association