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Ex-AEE director says Energy Chief texted her to speed up Power Expectations contract

Mary Carmen Zapata said on Telemundo on Oct. 14 that Josue Colon urged her to accelerate the deal.

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Mary Carmen Zapata, former executive director of the Puerto Rico Energy Authority (AEE), said she received text messages from Energy Chief Josue Colon urging her to accelerate the processing of a contract with Power Expectations.[1] Zapata made the statement in an interview on Telemundo's 'Primera Pregunta,' filed Oct. 14. The account names Colon directly and ties him to the handling of the Power Expectations contract. The interview puts a named official at the center of the account. Whether the text messages exist in the form Zapata described, and what they said, is not in the record here.
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  1. Mary Carmen Zapata, former executive director of the Puerto Rico Energy Authority (AEE), stated in an interview on Telemundo's 'Primera Pregunta' that she received text messages from Josué Colón, the Energy Chief, urging her to accelerate the processing of a contract with Power Expectations. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
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