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 grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted Luz Maria Peña Lopez, 55, and her daughter, Tatiana Correa Peña, 36, both of Carolina, on charges of forced labor and conspiracy to commit forced labor.
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A federal grand jury has charged 14 individuals linked to the transnational criminal organization known as "La V" with drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering.
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On September 22, 2025, a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 43 alleged members of the gang known as Los Vira’o on charges including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession and distribution of...
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted Jan Robert Ayala De Jesús, a 27-year-old resident of Humacao, on charges related to child exploitation.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted Julio Figueroa-Álvarez, a 32-year-old resident of Toa Baja, on charges related to sex trafficking of children and coercion and enticement of a minor.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 49 alleged gang members from Bayamón on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms violations.
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Fourteen individuals from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
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Joseph Cruz-Santiago, a 32-year-old resident of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was arrested on September 2, 2025, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted Felix Ebdiel Muñiz-Rivera, 20, of Camuy, on charges related to the production and possession of child exploitation material.
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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.