FBI ARRESTS FOUR FOR CHIILD PORN
As reported today by El Nuevo Dia, FBI agents in Puerto Rico are serving
four arrest warrants in different parts of the island this morning, all related
to the production and distribution of child pornography. The arrests, which
are being carried out in conjunction with the Puerto Rico Police, are taking
place in the cities of Aguadilla, San Juan, Quebradillas and Carolina. Once
the suspects are detained, they wil be taken to Federal Court in San Juan.
POLICE: PUERTO RICO HOMICIDES DOWN
From The San Juan Daily Star:
At a period almost halfway through the calendar year, the Police Department
of Puerto Rico has reported 249 murders for the year to date, less than half
compared to the same time four years ago. This would indicate that while
homicide is being checked, as Police note, the island rate is still considerably
higher than any mainland city or state, while still trailing many Caribbean
and Central American cities in deadliness quotient.And while Puerto Rico
has a rate of 30.1 murders per 100,000 people, officials estimate that about
60 percent of homicides on the island are linked to drug trafficking. The to-
tal number of killings between June 13, 2011 and June 13, 2015 decreased
by 261, according to a written communication from the Police Department
released this week.
PR EX-PRIEST GETS 11 YEARS FOR SEX ABUSE
From San Diego Union-Tribune:
A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in pri-
son for taking a teenage boy on a cruise ship vacation with the intent to en-
gage in illegal sexual conduct. The U.S. Attorney's Office on the U.S. Cari-
bbean island announced the sentencing of expelled priest Israel Berrios, who
had pleaded guilty in August 2014. Prosecutors accused Berrios of giving the
15-year-old boy money, a computer and a camera and taking him on a four-
day cruise to the Bahamas with his mother's permission in July 2008.
DON YOUNG RAISES FUNDS BEFORE PR HEARINGS
From Politico:
Alaska Republican Don Young is holding a fundraiser in Puerto Rico Friday,
just days before he chairs a controversial hearing on the territory’s political
and economic status. The close proximity of the hearing and the fundraising
event has sparked ethical concerns among some of Young’s colleagues on a
Natural Resources subcommittee, but committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-
Utah) told POLITICO that Young is free to set his own schedule. Young’s
fundraiser at a San Juan restaurant is hosted by Igualdad Futuro Seguro, a
pro-statehood political action committee.
PREPA GETS ANOTHER EXTENSION
From Caribbean Business:
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) and its creditors entered
Thursday into yet another forbearance agreement extension, until June 30,
while they continue to hammer out consensus on a restructuring plan for the
financially troubled utility that would keep it away from a potential default
and court-mandated receivership. Although prior negotiations to further ex-
tend the grace period have usually lasted until the last minute, CARIBBEAN
BUSINESS sources on Wall Street had said both sides were closing in on an
additional extension to the forbearance period until the end of the month.
WATER RESERVOIR LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING
Levels for Carraizo and La Plata are down again, after recent rains failed to
raise water levels at either reservoir. Cidra is down as well. 48-hour rationing
continues for users in the Carraizo zones and 24-hour rationing is in effect for
users in the La Plata zones.
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