U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
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A federal court in San Juan sentenced Lionel Albino Galindo, 53, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, to 30 years in prison for child exploitation offenses.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted four individuals on multiple violent crime charges, while a fifth person was arrested for firearms violations.
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A federal court in San Juan sentenced Domingo Acosta to 18 and a half years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in importing more than 850 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
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Eight people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico on charges related to drug trafficking and kidnapping, according to an announcement made by W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and...
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Raúl D. Villalobos-Meléndez, a 36-year-old resident of San Juan, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to making false statements and representations to a federal agency.
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A 30-year-old teacher from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Aneudy Jazzan Pérez-Santiago, has been arrested on charges related to child exploitation.
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A woman from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking of children.
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Antonio Pizarro Adorno, a former officer with Puerto Rico's Special Investigations Bureau assigned to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.
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On July 2, 2025, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico indicted 16 members of a violent gang from San Germán.
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An indictment was unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico charging two men for their roles in operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international investment scheme accused of defrauding investors of over $650 million.
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An indictment has been unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico, charging two individuals for their alleged involvement in a $650 million investment scheme through OmegaPro.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Jeffrey Omar Delgado-López on two counts, charging him with possession of a machinegun and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
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On June 23, 2025, Eric Jonuel Collazo-Colón was sentenced to 135 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé.
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A Dominican national, Bernis Díaz-de la Cruz, has been arrested on charges of assaulting a federal officer in Puerto Rico.
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On June 20, 2025, a federal jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico convicted Joseph Payne-Pabón of carjacking resulting in the death of an 82-year-old woman.
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U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and FBI Special Agent in Charge Devin J. Kowalski announced the indictment of Henry Manuel Sepúlveda-Cruzado, a 35-year-old resident of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
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On June 3, 2025, Elvin Jhohanie Molina-Rosado was sentenced to 25 years in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias Marxuach for child exploitation charges involving a female minor.
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A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico has indicted ten individuals for defrauding the United States to obtain Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits.
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On May 14, 2025, Efraín Pablo Cruz-González was sentenced to 450 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll for child exploitation charges involving four female minors.
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Derek Orengo Delgado, a 24-year-old resident of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was apprehended on charges related to child exploitation.