Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (June 1 through June 5, 2026)

Date: June 10, 2026

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San Juan, PR - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homeland Security Task Force ("HSTF") announce the following prosecutorial results for the week of June 1 through June 5, 2026. The HSTF is a permanent, interagency law enforcement task force created by executive order to combat transnational criminal organizations-including cartels, trafficking networks, and foreign terrorist organizations.

Convictions through guilty pleas

• On June 3, 2026, Michael Rodríguez-Seib, a.k.a "Teco" was sentenced by United States District Court Judge María Antongiorgi-Jordán to seven (7) years of incarceration for participating (as a drug processor) in a violent drug trafficking organization that operated out of several public housing projects in the Carolina and San Juan areas, including the Sabana Abajo Public Housing Project and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on Dec. 5, 2024, in Criminal Case 24-453, and pled guilty to the charge(s) on Feb. 19, 2026. AUSAs Laura Díaz and Joseph Russell are in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 4, 2026, Jesús Cruz-Martínez pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit wire, mail, and bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 in Criminal Case 25-275. According to the indictment, the defendant was charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud a retail store and a financial institution using false identification documents. Defendant was arrested on June 17, 2025. The court set defendant's sentencing date for Sept. 2, 2026. United States Social Security Administration SAUSA Vanessa Bonano is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 4, 2026, Ángel Ocasio-Cancel pleaded guilty to Count One in case 25-365. According to the indictment, the defendant was charged with a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Defendant was arrested on Sept. 11, 2025. The court set defendant's sentencing date for Sept. 02, 2026. AUSA Andrés Orr and SAUSA Javier Rivera-Rivera are in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 5, 2026, Manuel O. Robles-Osorio pleaded guilty to Counts one and six of the Indictment in Criminal case 22-327 (PAD). According to the Indictment, the defendant was charged with participating (as a drug seller) in a violent drug trafficking organization that operated out of the Pedro Rosario Nieves Public Housing project in Fajardo PR, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking. Defendant was arrested on July 27, 2022. The court set defendant's sentencing date for Aug. 28, 2026. AUSA Corinne Cordero Romo and SAUSA Carlos Romo Aledo are in charge of the prosecution of the case.

Sentencings

• On June 3, 2026, defendant Lloyd Guzmán-Ortiz was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll to a term of 204 months (17 years) of imprisonment and a supervised release term of ten years for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(j) Firearms violations resulting in death; and 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and 860, Drug trafficking. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on June 8, 2023, in Criminal Case 23-238 (SCC), and pled guilty to Counts one and seven of the indictment. AUSA Pedro R. Casablanca is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 3, 2026, defendant Ángel Luis Valle-Delgado was sentenced by United States Senior District Judge Francisco A. Besosa to thirty months of imprisonment and four years supervised release for using his position as a postal employee to divert and steal parcels containing controlled substances to further their distribution. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on Oct. 30, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-448, and pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 3, 2026. AUSA Lani Lear and United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General SAUSA Tania Salas-De Jesús are in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 4, 2026, Edwin Rodríguez-Rodríguez was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll to thirty months of imprisonment for conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States, jettisoning property subject to forfeiture, and related charges. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on March 6, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-114, and pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 19, 2026. AUSA Lani Lear is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 4, 2026, Heusnel Beroni-Rivera was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll to thirty-four (34) months for conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States, jettisoning property subject to forfeiture, and related charges. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on March 6, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-114, and pled guilty to the charges on March 12, 2026. AUSA Lani Lear is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
• On June 4, 2026, Gabriel Batista was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Silvia L. Carreno-Coll to term of imprisonment of 33 months and no supervised release for conspiracy to possess and possession with the intent to distribute nearly 800 kilograms of cocaine aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. According to court documents, defendant was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on Feb. 19, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-085, and pled guilty to the charges on Jan. 23, 2026. United States Coast Guard SAUSA Cody A. McKinney is in charge of the prosecution of the case.

These prosecutions are part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.

HSTF San Juan comprises agents and officers from the following federal partners: FBI, ICE-HSI, CBP (OFO, AMO and Border Patrol), the U.S. Marshals Service for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, DEA, ATF, IRS, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of State, and the U.S. Secret Service, the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands HIDTA, TSA, FAA, and the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Districts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The HSTF also has the following state and local law enforcement partners as participating agencies: the Puerto Rico Police Department; the San Juan, Carolina, Guaynabo, Barceloneta, and Ponce Municipal Police Departments, the Puerto Rico National Guard - Counter Drug Program; the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Service (Hacienda); the Puerto Rico Port Authority; and the Virgin Islands Police Department.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.