predecessor successor party order term_start spouse article_title term_end name occupation
edwin rivera sierra josé rosario new progressive party -lrb- pnp -rrb- mayor of cataño 2003 elizabeth gonzález wilson soto
 january 1 , 2009 wilson soto politician
wilson soto

wilson soto is a puerto rican politician and former mayor of cataño .
soto was sworn in as mayor of cataño in 2003 , after longtime mayor edwin rivera sierra presented his resignation .
he was then elected officially at the 2004 general elections .
soto ran for reelection at the 2008 general elections , but lost to the candidate of the popular democratic party , josé rosario .
after that , soto was indicted on nine charges of bribery and violation to the code of ethics .
in 2011 , he was found guilty of all the charges and sentenced to four years in prison .
soto still maintains his innocence .
