All posts by Center for Investigative Journalism

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  Puerto Rico Faces a New Crisis Lacking Public Infrastructure Investment

  A decades-long problem

  • Posted March 20, 2020
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  SEC Sues Investor Who Managed Puerto Rico Funds for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

  SEC Halts Fraudulent Offering by Florida Investment Adviser

  • Posted March 10, 2020
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  Puerto Rico’s Special Prosecutor finds more possible severe crimes by Telegram chat members Sánchez and Miranda

  The panel of independent prosecutors refused to use the Telegram chat as evidence in its initial investigation, but rather relied on sworn statements for its preliminary evaluation.

  • Posted February 27, 2020
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  Twice Without a Roof: Government Inefficiency Worsens Effects of Hurricanes and Earthquakes in Puerto Rico

  The trauma of losing a home has repeated itself over the past three years for many families: first because of Hurricane María, and then due to the earthquakes. They have learned a lesson. Government help has seldom...

  • Posted February 25, 2020
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  Former HUD Deputy Secretary Works at Firm Commissioned for Puerto Rico’s Recovery Efforts

  Pamela H. Patenaude helped lock down a record amount of recovery funds for the Island. After her resignation from the U.S. Department of Housing, she went to work with the firm IEM, which obtained a multi-million-dollar contract...

  • Posted February 12, 2020
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  Puerto Rico Justice Dept. asks for Special Independent Prosecutor for Telegram chat members

  The referral was sent to the Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor Panel on Friday to investigate whether Ricardo Rosselló-Nevares and 13 of his closest collaborators committed crimes.

  • Posted January 12, 2020
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  Mitigation Plans for Coastal Municipalities Do Not Include Dealing with Sargassum

  Represents growing health, economic concerns

  • Posted September 25, 2019
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  A Guide to Understanding the Bureaucracy of “Recovery” in Puerto Rico

  Disbursement of federal funds after Hurricane María 2 years ago a work in progress

  • Posted September 24, 2019
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  Center for Investigative Journalism: Impossible to keep track of all Puerto Rico recovery contracts

  Among top 20 companies known so far are 2 contracted by Trump for his border wall

  • Posted September 3, 2019
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  Puerto Rico’s Former FEMA Chief Moves to a Firm that Advises the Island’s Main Recovery Office

  Michael Byrne was also VP of firm with largest recovery contract

  • Posted August 22, 2019