A former federal task force agent in Puerto Rico has been sentenced to prison for concealing seized cash.
Antonio Pizarro Adorno, a former Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau officer assigned to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of Supervised Release Term for corruptly concealing $170 during a law enforcement seizure.
The sentencing took place on March 13, 2025, in the United States District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pizarro Adorno was convicted of corruptly concealing the cash on April 27, 2023, with the intent to impair its integrity and availability for use in an investigation being conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives related to drug trafficking in a community in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The FBI San Juan Field Office, Public Corruption Unit investigated the case with the collaboration of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Christine Amy prosecuted the case.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico and Devin J. Kowalski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI made the announcement.
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Key Facts
- State: Puerto Rico
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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