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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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.
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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.