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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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.
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On April 24, 2025, a federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, returned a two-count indictment charging five individuals with conspiracy to kidnap and with the attempted kidnapping of a man in Mayagüez on July 12, 2024.
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On April 9, 2025, a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 25 gang members from Mayagüez on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms violations.
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Three individuals who had been fugitives since December 2024 were arrested in San Juan and Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico is observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) from April 6 to April 12, 2025.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted Leonardo Román Domenech, 39, from Aguadilla, for child exploitation.
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Authorities have indicted two businessmen, a certified public accountant, and four Puerto Rico-based companies on charges of fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
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On March 27, 2025, a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted Carlos A. Guerra-Colón with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possess it with intent to distribute, along with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
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A Ponce resident, identified as Melvin E. Rivera-Oliveras, was arrested on March 25, 2025, facing charges including bank fraud and money laundering.
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United States District Court Judge María Antongiorgi-Jordán has sentenced Luis Javier Pérez-Badillo to 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
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The United States Postal Inspection Service, in partnership with several federal and state agencies, seized substantial quantities of illegal drugs and firearms through a coordinated operation in Puerto Rico.
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A former agent of the Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau, Antonio Pizarro Adorno, has been found guilty of corruption by a federal jury.
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Lionel Albino Galindo was found guilty of six counts of child exploitation after a five-day jury trial in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A Dominican national, Fermin Montilla, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 11 individuals.
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The final defendant in a case involving the harboring of individuals arriving unlawfully in Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced.
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On January 30, 2025, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico expressed its gratitude to Alexis Torres for his service as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety.