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Port Authority director rejects conflict over contracts

Omar Marrero Díaz signed contractual agreements for the two public corporations he heads with a company where he was a resident agent and incorporator

7 de noviembre de 2017 - 8:49 AM

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Marrero Díaz pointed out he did not ask the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) for an opinion because he had no doubt that there was a conflicting relationship. (luis.alcaladelolmo@gfrmedia.com)

By Wilma Maldonado Arrigoitía

Six days after Hurricane Maria, the Ports Authority (PA) granted an emergency contract for $ 120,650 to a company that until February 2017 had as resident agent the director of this public corporation, Omar Marrero Díaz, who was also incorporator of the company.