Man Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Prison for Covid-19 Fund Fraud

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The United States District Court in Puerto Rico sentenced Manfred A. Pentzke Lemus to 97 months in federal prison for leading a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme related to COVID-19 relief funds, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico reported.

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The Second Criminal Court for Crimes of Femicide and Other Forms of Violence against Women and Sexual Violence handed down a conviction against Javier M. to 13 years and 4 months in prison for the crime of rape with aggravation of the penalty. According to the court decision, the convicted person was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old adolescent, which resulted in the victim becoming pregnant. In addition to the custodial sentence…