Edison Misla Aldarondo

Edison Misla Aldarondo (August 29, 1942 – 30 November 2021) was a Puerto Rican Republican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. He was a founder of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP). He had also served as Representative from the 4th District (San Juan) from 1977 to 2002, and as Chairman of the San Juan NPP Municipal Committee from 1998 to 1999.

Edison Misla Aldarondo
26th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1997 – December 31, 2000
GovernorPedro Rosselló González
Preceded byZaida R. Hernández Torres
Succeeded byCarlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the District 4
In office
January 2, 1977 – January 14, 2002
Preceded byRamón Ramos Vaello
Succeeded byJenniffer A. González Colón
Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
In office
January 11, 1993 – December 31, 1996
Preceded bySamuel Ramírez
Succeeded byJosé N. Granados Navedos
Minority Leader of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 1989 – December 31, 1992
Preceded byJosé N. Granados Navedos
Succeeded byAlfonso López Chaar
In office
January 2, 2001 – January 14, 2002
Preceded byAníbal Acevedo Vilá
Succeeded byAníbal Vega Borges
Personal details
Born(1942-08-29)August 29, 1942
Isabela, Puerto Rico
DiedNovember 30, 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 79)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
Republican Party of Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico

Resignation

In 2001, he resigned his position in the House and was accused of extortion, money laundering and witness tampering in connection with financing a local hospital.[1]

Rape

In 2002, he was charged with rape of the 17-year-old friend of his step-daughter to whom he had given alcohol and prescription drugs. Under questioning, his step-daughter claimed that he had also been molesting her for eight years. He was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, and sentenced to 13 years in prison.[2][3]

Corruption conviction

In 2004, he was also convicted on fifteen charges of corruption, and sentenced to nine years in prison. In 2015, Misla Aldarondo was released from prison to complete the rest of his sentence in house arrest.[4]

Death

Edison Misla Aldarondo died on November 30, 2021, as a result of a heart attack. He was buried at Cementerio Los Cipreses in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[5]

See also

References
  1. "UNITED STATES v. MISLA ALDARONDO". Findlaw.
  2. "PUERTO RICO HERALD: Misla Aldarondo Charged With Rape". www.puertorico-herald.org.
  3. "Puerto Rican Ex-official Gets 13 Years In Attempted Rape". Tribune Digital Orlando Sentinel.
  4. Cordero, Gerardo (January 8, 2015). "Sale de prisión Edison Misla Aldarondo" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. "Fallece el expresidente de la Cámara, Edison Misla Aldarondo".
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