USAO - Puerto Rico

Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Involving theVaccination of Minors Under 12 with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Liz Ann Banchs, the owner and president of Farmacia Gabriela, Inc. was charged and pleaded guilty on September 24, 2021 to participating in a,,,

Co-Conspirator Sentenced On Charge Of Social Security Fraud SAN JUAN, P.R. – Samuel Pérez-Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation by United States District Judge Silvia L. Carreño-Coll for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District,,,

Twelve Individuals Indicted And Arrested For Unemployment Benefits And Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud SAN JUAN, P.R. – On April 7 and 8, 2021, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned eleven separate indictments charging twelve (12) individuals with fraud against,,,

Abel Nazario-Quiñones, PR Senator And Former Mayor Of Yauco Sentenced To 18 Months For False Statements SAN JUAN, P.R. – Today, Abel Nazario-Quiñones, former senator and former mayor of the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to,,,

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted And Arrested For Introducing Contraband Into The Metropolitan Detention Center In Guaynabo, PR San Juan, Puerto Rico – Arcadia Zorrilla Hernández, Correctional Officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo, PR, was indicted and arrested for,,,

Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s Office And IRS-Criminal Investigation Warn Taxpayers About New Wave Of Covid-19 Scams As Second Round Of Economic Impact Payments Is Delivered SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-- U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and Tyler R. Hatcher, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue,,,

Doctor Sentenced For Social Security Fraud SAN JUAN, P.R. – Doctor Americo Oms-Rivera, 67, was sentenced to five years of probation by United States District Judge Francisco A. Besosa for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto,,,

Campaña de prevención de estafas a adultos mayores durante la pandemia del COVID-19 SAN JUAN, P.R. – El Fiscal Federal de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito de Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow y el Elder Justice Task Force (EJTF, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciaron hoy el lanzamiento de una campaña,,,

Elder Fraud Prevention Campaign during COVID-19 SAN JUAN, P.R. - The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, and the Elder Justice Task Force (EJTF) announced today the launch of an elder fraud education and prevention campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. The,,,

Doctor Pleads Guilty To Social Security Fraud SAN JUAN, P.R. – Defendant Americo Oms-Rivera plead guilty before United States District Judge Francisco A. Besosa to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. On August of 2016,,,