The following article by Kate Aronoff was posted on the Intercept website January 16, 2018:
After armed federal agents entered a warehouse owned by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, known as PREPA, on January 6, they said the warehouse had contained rebuilding materials that they seized to distribute on the island. The Intercept’s report on the incident has led to calls on the island for criminal prosecutions of PREPA officials, with the governor referring the matter to the Department of Justice.
“PREPA affirms that the [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] and their contractors have had access to them since before the alleged discovery,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló wrote in the statement asking the Department of Justice to investigate the matter. “Therefore, we are referring the matter to the Department of Justice in order to analyze the facts and determine whether there was a commission of crimes or negligent action.” Continue reading “Puerto Rico Utility Workers Charge That Federal Government Is Hoarding Reconstruction Supplies”