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Jesús Rivera Sánchez (born in
Coamo, Puerto Rico Coamo (, ) is a Coamo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis, Puerto Rico, Oroc ...
) is a Puerto Rican government official who served as the Secretary of the
Puerto Rico Department of Education The Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDOE; ) is one of the statewide public education system in the United States, with (Hawaii being the other). The PRDOE is the state education agency in charge of managing public schools in Puerto Rico as ...
from 2010 to 2011.


Career

Rivera Sánchez was appointed on September 15, 2010 after protests by the general student body of Puerto Rico who are seeking remedies to the socioeconomic crisis faced by their institution, and two months of constant debate between the
Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control th ...
and
Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
. In September 2011, it was revealed that Rivera Sánchez was under investigation from the
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; Spanish: ''LUMA'', ''AEE'') was an electric power company owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico responsible for electricity generation, power distribution, and power transmission on the island. ...
for alleged electricity theft. Although Rivera Sánchez denied the allegations, reports from the authority reflected irregularities in his electricity counter dating back to 2003. At the same time, Rivera Sánchez faced accusations of
nepotism Nepotism is an advantage, privilege, or position that is granted to relatives and friends in an occupation or field. These fields may include but are not limited to, business, politics, academia, entertainment, sports, fitness, religion, an ...
after it was revealed that several of his relatives were promoted during his tenure. As a result, members of the Popular Democratic Party asked for his resignation. Rivera Sánchez initially denied that he would resign from his position. On October 23, 2011, a fire was reported inside the house of Rivera Sánchez. As a result, he decided to resign to his position on the same day. Days after the fire, investigators revealed there were irregularities in the testimonies regarding the nature of the fire. Rivera Sánchez has been questioned about it in several occasions and the investigation is still pending.


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Puerto Rico Department of Education
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