March 1, 2018 By Peter Skurkiss
This one is Judge Juan R. Torruella, of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. This 84-year-old dinosaur was nominated to the court in the pre-Reagan era, in 1974, by President Gerald Ford.
As a Puerto Rican native and strong advocate for the island, the judge is so troubled by his home island's financial difficulties that he's calling for a federal grand jury investigate to see if criminal cases can be made against those responsible for the Puerto Rican government's monumental debt.
To quote him: "I request an investigation by a federal grand jury to determine if there are criminal cases against individuals and organizations inside and outside of Puerto Rico in relation to the economic crisis facing the country.". ............More
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