Roberto Iglesias Pérez

Roberto Iglesias Pérez
Mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico
In office 1976–1984
Preceded by	Manuel Fernández Corujo
Succeeded by	José Aponte de la Torre
Personal details
Born	Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive Party (PNP)
Spouse(s)	Rosaura Rodríguez
Children	Roger
Profession	Politician

Roberto Iglesias Pérez was a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Carolina from 1976 to 1984.

Iglesias was elected as Mayor of Carolina at the 1976 general elections. He served in that position until 1984, when he was succeeded by José Aponte de la Torre.

In 1991, Iglesias was accused of four charges of illegal appropriation of public funds from the city of Carolina. After a long trial, Iglesias declared himself guilty in 1995 and served one year on parole. As part of the sentence, he was forced to pay back $29,000 to the city.

Iglesias' son, Roger, is also a politician who is currently serving as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico.

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