Iván Ariel Rodríguez Traverso (born September 29, 1975) is a Puerto Rican
politician
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who served as a Member of the
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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. He represented the 16th Representative District, composed of the towns of Isabela, San Sebastian, and Las Marías. Traverzo is affiliated with the pro-statehood
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party (, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood.2004 elections, but he lost to the opposing candidate. However, on the
2008 elections
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* 2008 Angolan legislative election
* 2008 Anjouan presidential election
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, he ran again and won.
He was expelled from the House of Representatives on December 10, 2010, after accusations of
bribery
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, becoming only the fourth legislator to be expelled from the Puerto Rico Legislative assembly. During the trial against him, he was briefly represented by former PNP legislator,
Nicolás Nogueras
Nicolás Nogueras Cartagena (July 5, 1935 – September 28, 2019) was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican politician, commentator and senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for two separate periods of time. First from 1973 to 1985, ...
.
On January 27, 2012, an
arrest warrant
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was issued against Rodríguez Traverso for 8 charges of corruption. He was arrested on January 31, 2012.