Fraud & Corruption
Individual Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for a 1.2 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving the Creation of Fictitious Employees and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers
Puerto Rico
Crime
Three Individuals Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for the Carjacking Murder of a College Student in Utuado, Puerto Rico
Fraud & Corruption
44 Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Roles in a Multimillion-Dollar Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
Fraud & Corruption
Justice Department Announces Launch of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Crimes Task Force
Crime
Two Men Indicted for Environmental Crimes Committed in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas Community of Salinas, Puerto Rico
Fraud & Corruption
HSI Investigation Leads to Indictment of Chinese National Circumventing Antidumping and Countervailing Duties in Puerto Rico
Fraud & Corruption
The United States Attorney for Puerto Rico, FBI San Juan, and HHS-OIG Announce Redoubling and Focus of Investigative Efforts to Detect and Deter Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of Medicare Funds
Crime
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Firearms from Police Weapons Vault and Tampering with Multiple Witnesses
Fraud & Corruption
Walter Pierluisi Isern, Eduardo Pierluisi Isern, and American Management and Administration Corporation Pleaded Guilty to Federal Program Theft in Excess of $3.7 Million and Agreed to a Restitution Order for All Illegal Proceeds
Drugs & Trafficking
63 Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking in the municipality of San Germán, Puerto Rico
Drugs & Trafficking
5 Individuals Charged in Superseding Indictment for Conspiracy to Import Cocaine into the United States
Fraud & Corruption
Six Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for perpetrating a Multimillion Dollar Fraudulent Scheme to obtain COVID recovery assistance funds under the Federal CARES Act
Sex Offender Cases
Man Who Ran Twitter, Reddit And Telegram Accounts Selling Intimate Photos Hacked from Female Victims’ Accounts Charged with Possession, Distribution and Sale of Child Pornography; Cyberstalking; and Conspiracy to Hack Computers