FBI arrests radio producer linked to former Puerto Rican governor
FBI arrests radio producer linked to former Puerto Rican governor
San Juan, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Radio producer Sixto George, linked to former Puerto Rican ruler Ricardo Rosselló´s group, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for attempted bribery.
FBI agents arrested Sixto Jorge Díaz Colón at his home, after an indictment issued in the US District Court in Puerto Rico.
The incidents, including obstruction of justice, occurred in 2019 as Roselló met with then Secretary of Public Affairs of La Fortaleza Anthony Maceira to harmonize the domestic disaster before the attacks on former Minister of Finance Raul Maldonado.
Sixto George Arrested by FBI Over Alleged $300,000 Extortion of Puerto Rico Official
On 1/27/21 at 1:02 PM EST
The FBI has arrested a Puerto Rican radio producer who was involved in a government extortion scandal.
Sixto Jorge Díaz Colón, 52, also known as Sixto George, was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe over $300 thousand from officials of the government of Ricardo Rosselló.
A spokesperson for the FBI confirmed to Newsweek on Wednesday that a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment Tuesday charging the former media producer with extortion and obstruction of justice during a federal investigation in San Juan, Puerto Rico.