Overview
- Guardia Civil investigators say a Mogán Policía Local officer spent roughly five years taking cash from tourists for on-the-spot fines, then canceling the cases in the digital system.
- The officer was arrested on February 2 and faces allegations of embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office before being freed under judicial conditions.
- Municipal officials opened a disciplinary file and plan to join the criminal case as a civil party, according to local reporting.
- Probe findings indicate the actions targeted foreign visitors, often in rental cars around Puerto Rico, using an aggressive approach to pressure immediate cash payment.
- Authorities continue to seek additional victims and to verify the full scope and duration of the scheme uncovered by the audit and months of surveillance.