Víctor Marrero Padilla

Víctor Marrero Padilla (1938 – April 18, 2023), also known as El Búho, was a Puerto Rican politician who served as a Senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 until his conviction of corruption in 2000.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marrero and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.
Víctor Marrero Padilla
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the Arecibo district
In office
1993–2000
Personal details
Born1938 (1938)
Morovis, Puerto Rico
Died (aged 84)
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party
ProfessionPolitician, farmer

Biography

Víctor Marrero was first elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 1992 general elections and was reelected in 1996.[1]

In 2000, Marrero was accused of illegally appropriating $600 destined for an air conditioner for a medical clinic at the Ramón Marín Sola housing project in Arecibo. He was tried and found guilty by a jury on October 11, 2000 with a verdict of 11–1.[2][3]

The family of Marrero maintain his innocence, but were not able to get a new trial for him.[4]

Marrero died in Vega Baja on April 18, 2023, at the age of 84.[5]

See also

References
  1. Elecciones Generales de 1992 y 1996 on CEEPUR
  2. Familia de "El Búho" quiere exoneren a ex senador on El Nuevo Día (May 11, 2010)
  3. Conceden a El Búho vista evidenciaria on Primera Hora; Maldonado, Wilma (February 14, 2001)
  4. Familia de "El Búho" quiere exoneren a ex senador on El Nuevo Día (May 11, 2010)
  5. "Fallece Víctor "El Búho" Marrero Padilla, exsenador del PNP". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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