Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surrendered Friday to face corruption charges in an alleged campaign finance scheme as hundreds of flag-waving supporters turned out to cheer him.
Acevedo arrived at the federal courthouse to be fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken before appearing in front of a federal magistrate.
The governor, charged with 19 counts that carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years, is the first Puerto Rican governor to face federal charges since the island became a semiautonomous U.S. commonwealth in 1952.
The indictment accuses Acevedo and a dozen associates of illegally raising money to pay off more than $500,000 in campaign debts from …
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