Category: Puerto Rico
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing | USAO-PR
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP)….
Convictions for the President, Secretary, and an Associate of theWeight Loss Company BAJA PESO YA INC. | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Michelle Andujar-González, the president of BAJA PESO YA INC., Sahen L. Maldonado-López, the secretary, and María de Lourdes Irizarry-Rodríguez, an associate of the company, were…
Eight Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On October 27 and 28, 2021, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned six separate indictments charging eight (8) individuals with fraud…
Four Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On September 23, 2021, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 14-count indictment against four defendants for conspiracy to possess…
Las Autoridades Federales Y Estatales Sostuvieron Una Reunión Estratégica Sobre Los Esquemas De Fraude Pandémico E Investigaciones En Curso | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – El 7 de octubre de 2021, las autoridades estatales y federales se reunieron en una sesión de planificación estratégica sobre los esquemas de fraude pandémico…
Colombian Dentist Sentenced For Fraud And Misuse Of A Visa | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado sentenced Juan Carlos Pérez-Camacho to three years’ probation for fraud and misuse of a visa in relation with a…
Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Involving theVaccination of Minors Under 12 with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Liz Ann Banchs, the owner and president of Farmacia Gabriela, Inc. was charged and pleaded guilty on September 24, 2021 to participating in a felony…
Individual Charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, and Marihuana | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On September 22, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four-count indictment charging Israel Hernández with Conspiracy to Possess…
Individual Extradited From The Dominican Republic To Puerto Rico To Face Drug Trafficking Charges | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 13, 2016, a Federal Grand Jury in the district of Puerto Rico returned a seven-count indictment for conspiracy to import a controlled substance,…
Members and Associates of El Grupo De Los 27 Prison Gang Indicted For Violating The Rico Act In Puerto Rico | USAO-PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging twenty-nine defendants with racketeering—drug trafficking, money laundering, bribery, extortion, wire fraud, and…
