Hacienda Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy Involving Loss of $5 Million

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, Luis A. Jiménez-Guzmán, a Puerto Rico Department of Treasury (Departamento de Hacienda or “PRDT”) employee was charged and pleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy involving the loss of approximately $5,000,000 in Puerto Rico tax revenue, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.