The following is what the Associated Press is reporting on the matter:

“Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila has surrendered on federal corruption charges. The governor was going to be fingerprinted and have a mugshot taken as he is booked on 19 criminal counts, FBI spokesman Harry Rodriguez said. Authorities also will take a statement from the governor.

Acevedo spoke briefly with a local FBI official before entering the federal courthouse but did not address reporters.

Hundreds of supporters swarmed the governor’s black sport utility vehicle as it approached the building. Many were waving the flags of Puerto Rico and Acevedo’s party as salsa music blasted at the campaign-style rally Friday morning.

A federal indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Acevedo and a dozen associates in alleged schemes to raise and conceal thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions. If convicted, the governor faces up to 20 years in prison.

Acevedo has denied any wrongdoing and accused U.S. investigators in a televised speech of distracting him from trying to revive the island’s recession-bound economy.”

The read the Federal Indictment click here

Democratic presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton has announced how a Clinton administration would deal with Puerto Rico’s political status. In a recent press release the Clinton campaign stated that “since the United States took Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico’s leaders all have wanted a form of government that provides for Puerto Rico’s national laws to be democratically determined and implemented, although they have disagreed on the options. The issue is one of basic democracy and self-determination. All people are entitled to a representative form of government at all levels. Hillary also strongly believes that Puerto Rico should have the status that a majority of its people want from among all of the options. As President, from Day One, she will make it a personal priority to work with all factions — advocates of the present status of the Commonwealth, statehood, independence, and national sovereignty in free association with the United States — and with leaders of Congress — and without any preference among the options — to enable the question of Puerto Rico’s status to finally be resolved.”

Recently, Presidential candidate Barack Obama also released his position on the Puerto Rico status issue. Much like the Obama position, the Clinton campaign has made the age-old mistake of including the problem as a potential solution to the Puerto Rico status dilemma, namely the so-called “Commonwealth” option.

As of yet, the McCain campaign has not stated where it stands with regards to Puerto Rico’s political status. One can hope that at least one candidate seeks to trully resolve the Puerto Rico status impasse…time will tell.