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Legislators refer abortion

agencies for failing to report alleged sexual abuse involving underage clients

By THE STAR STAFF

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Anti-abortion lawmakers Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve and Rep. Lisie Burgos Muñiz referred island abortion clinics to the Department of Justice and the Family Department on Thursday for failing to report possible sexual abuse of minors who underwent abortions.

The Dignity Project (Proyecto Dignidad) lawmakers said their allegations are supported by testimonial and documentary evidence gathered by the Senate Life and Family Matters Committee. They said the clinics should have reported the minors under the age of 15 primarily because they could not legally have consented to having sex and therefore were victims of sexual assault.

“The facts set forth in the aforementioned constitute evidence that 118 minors under the age of 15 … underwent pregnancy terminations in private abortion clinics in Puerto Rico in the last five years,” the lawmakers said. “On their face, the state of pregnancy of these minors constitutes, at least, suspicion of sexual assault and could culminate in the determination of the commission of the crime of sexual assault.”

“The clinics, and the health professionals who work there, could have committed violations of Articles 3(x), 3(bb), 21 and 23 of the Safety, Welfare and Protection of Minors Law, Law 246-2011, as amended, in force at the time these [potential violations] occurred,” Rodríguez Veve stated.

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a general manner the elements of the crime of sexual assault, which include sexual intercourse with a minor who has not reached 16 years of age. The crime prescribes at 20 years of age but when the victim is under 18 years of age, and the defendant is over 18 years of age at the time of the facts, the crime does not prescribe or reach a statute of limitations.

From the facts above, the lawmakers said, the indisputable evidence emerges that in the last five years abortion clinics in Puerto Rico have carried out pregnancy termination procedures on 118 minors 15 years of age or younger.

Only one clinic (IELLA/Profamilia) referred four cases of rape, or suspected rape, in children under 18 years of age to the Family Department’s Abuse Hotline and to the Center for Help for Victims of Rape. From the information provided by this clinic, it can be deduced that one of these four cases is a minor of 16 years of age or older, the legislators said. However, the clinic does not specify the age of the minors of the other three referred cases, they said.

Meanwhile, the Darlington Medical Associates clinic indicated that they do not refer cases of rape, or suspicion of it, to the Family Department, but refer them through a formal written referral addressed to the University Hospital where the minor is taken.

Article 130 of the Puerto Rico Penal Code provides in

The Women’s Medical Pavilion and Family Planning Clinics carried out 17 and 82 abortions, respectively, on children under 15 years of age or younger, between 2018 and 2022, and did not refer those cases to the Family Department or the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, the lawmakers said.

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The clinics, when dealing with those 118 cases of children under 15 years of age or less, they said, were faced with a reliable fact that demonstrates, at least, suspicion that a sexual assault was committed under Article 130 of the Penal Code of Puerto Rico, and suspicion of sexual abuse under Article 3(b) of Law 246-2011.

Notwithstanding, the Family Department testified during a public hearing on May 9 that between 2018 and 2022, it did not receive any referral from the abortion clinics in Puerto Rico for cases of rape, or suspected rape, in the cases of minors who had gone to the clinics for abortions, the lawmakers said. That includes cases of minors 15 years of age or younger, who had an abortion at those clinics, they said.

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve and Rep. Lisie Burgos Muñiz

Ortiz González appoints twin PDP ‘pillars,’ electoral commissioner & party secretary

By THE STAR STAFF

Focused on the reorganization of the party and laying the foundations to strengthen the electoral area of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), the new party president, Jesús Manuel Ortiz González, on Thursday appointed Karla Angleró González as PDP electoral commissioner and Gerardo “Toñito” Cruz Maldonado as party secretary and alternate electoral commissioner.

“The reorganization of the institution must be intrinsically linked to the organization of our electoral army, that is why the first two pillars on which my Future Project was based were the effective reorganization of the party and the preparation of our electoral army,” Ortiz González said. “These two components will create the pillar that will strengthen our party ahead of the 2024 election. Aware of the importance of these first two points, I had to name two experienced people who are familiar with my work and my vision for the party.”

In addition to having been the electoral coordinator of Ortiz González’s campaign for the party presidency, Angleró González served as alternate electoral commissioner of the PDP between 2017 and 2019.

“Karla will be in charge of having our electoral army ready for the upcoming electoral processes,” Ortiz González said. “That includes the execution of the ‘Red Alert’ education program that will prepare our electoral component for the 2024 elections.”

Cruz Maldonado, meanwhile, is a recognized expert on electoral matters in the PDP and will be in charge of the PDP Secretariat while simultaneously serving as alternate commissioner.

“No one doubts the capabilities and experience that Toñito Cruz has, which he is once again putting at the disposal of the party,” Ortiz González said. “He, among other things, will be in charge of the work team that

will provide the recommendations related to the Electoral Code and all the reorganization efforts that include the ‘Metropolitan Task Force’ (San Juan, Bayamón and Guaynabo) and the ‘Group of 15’ that will attend to municipalities that require special actions in their reorganization process.”

“We have a lot of work and little time,” the new PDP president said. “I thank Karla and Toñito for joining me in this great challenge. I

also thank each of the members of the various committees that we have been appointing in recent days, such as the Transition Committee and the working group charged with discussing amendments to the Electoral Code. At the same time, I call on all the populares who want to work in this new force within the PDP to join us. The goal is clear; put the PDP in position to win the 2024 election. That’s what we’re going to work for.”

PDP president: Legitimacy of vote must be guaranteed in any Electoral Code amendments

By THE STAR STAFF

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Democratic Party (PDP) President

Jesús Manuel Ortiz González on Thursday emphasized the need to guarantee the legitimacy of the vote in any amendments to Puerto Rico’s Electoral Code.

“What the governor and his party have to say is whether he is willing to sign a measure that takes away the NPP’s [New Progressive Party’s] absolute control of the administration of the State Elections Commission,” Ortiz González said.

“Here we cannot continue to treat the commission like just another agency,” the PDP president insisted. “There has to be a

balance, open processes, participation and a guarantee that each vote that is counted is the vote that was cast.”

Ortiz González’s remarks came after Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia on Wednesday expressed confidence that the PDP leadership will agree to amend the Electoral Code. Pierluisi maintains that if the opportunity to do so is not seized, it will be a loss for the PDP.

“We are not going to lend ourselves to the approval of a superficial measure and then the same problems of 2020 will arise, but now with the responsibility of the Popular Party,” Ortiz González warned. The PDP leader stressed the need to address the core issues of the electoral code.

Karla Angleró González

Gerardo Cruz Maldonado

“We cannot continue to treat the [State Electoral] commission like just another agency,” Popular Democratic Party President Jesús Manuel Ortiz González said. “There has to be a balance, open processes, participation and a guarantee that each vote that is counted is the vote that was cast.”

Rebuttal reports filed by fiscal board, bondholders show conflicting takes on PREPA’s ability to pay its debt

By THE STAR STAFF

The Financial Oversight and Management Board and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) bondholders got into arguments this week over PREPA’s ability to pay its debt.

The arguments occurred in rebuttal reports filed Monday and Tuesday.

Oversight board expert Glenn George, a partner at Bates White Economic Consulting, argued that the rate structure proposed by bondholder experts could put PREPA into a death spiral, and that they misunderstand the affordability constraint.

Maureen Chakraborty, managing principal at the Analysis Group, who was hired as an expert by PREPA’s bondholders, argued that PREPA can collect $13.4 billion in additional net revenues through 2058, compared with the $5.8 billion estimated by PREPA’s experts.

“The [oversight] Board miscalculates electricity consumption for its Hypothetical Residential Customer, thereby causing an error in the calculation of the ceiling on the affordable rates that could be charged to the Hypothetical Residential Customer and PREPA customers more generally,” Chakraborty said. “Holding all else equal, correcting this error increases PREPA’s Additional Net Revenues available for servicing the New Bonds from $5.68 billion to as much as $8.96 billion, a difference of $3.28 billion.”

Chakraborty argues that PREPA’s estimate

is wrong because the oversight board made a $3 billion mistake in estimating electricity consumption, and a $1 billion mistake related to income projections, among other errors and omissions.

George said “an increase in utility rates inevitably leads to a loss of net electrical load due to some combination of load defection and grid defection (total loss of net load, e.g.,

through outmigration or “cord-cutting” such as installation of rooftop solar PV [photovoltaic systems] combined with enough battery storage to go off-grid altogether).”

“How much net load is lost and how quickly, is a function of the price elasticity of demand for electricity,” he said Bondholder expert Susan Tierney, a senior adviser at Analysis Group, noted that

the oversight board overstated how much rate increases would decrease demand.

Thomas S. Terry, CEO of The Terry Group, who also was hired as an expert for the bondholders, argued that PREPA’s pension claim was $2.6 billion, not $4 billion as the board’s expert calculated. The discrepancy is because the oversight board’s actuary didn’t assess the reasonableness of the assumptions that underpin the pension claim.

Oversight board expert Jurgen Weiss, an academic adviser at the Brattle Group, argued meanwhile that bondholder experts misrepresent the board’s consideration of affordability. He also said the inflation-adjusted legacy charge is misguided and that the board accurately used its affordability measure.

Andrew Wolfe, an economic adviser to the oversight board, disputed bondholders’ economic growth models. In particular, he noted the pattern of migration in Puerto Rico provoked by economic downturns and the high cost of energy.

“Unlike labor confined within national borders, labor in Puerto Rico is free to move to another region where economic prospects are better,” Wolfe said. “Even in the European Union, where borders are technically open, labor mobility is hampered by cultural factors and nationality change. Not so in Puerto Rico. Among other things, there are many mainland Puerto Rican communities that can and do make migration smoother and more attractive than cross border migration within Europe.”

USDOT awards PR over $46 million for road repairs on federal lands

By THE STAR STAFF

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $46.4 million for repairs to roads on federal lands in Puerto Rico that were damaged by hurricanes Irma, Maria and Fiona, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced Thursday.

“Local agencies continue to receive federal resources to move forward with the reconstruction of the island,” the resident commissioner said. “In this case, DOT is injecting over $46 million so that roads and highways on federal land continue to be repaired. I hope our communities will soon be able to see the impact of these funds.”

As part of the award, $36 million will be administered by the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority. Eligible repair work includes emergency

repairs needed to restore essential traffic, minimize the extent of damage, or protect remaining facilities, as well as permanent repairs needed to restore the road to its pre-disaster condition.

The U.S. Forest Service, for its part, will have $10.4 million to repair roads or make other roadway-related repairs on federal property, such as within the El Yunque National Forest. The funds could cover permanent and emergency work, landslides, pavement damage, construction or reinforcement of retaining walls, trenching to open roads and culvert damage.

The funds are awarded under the DOT’s emergency relief program, authorized under Title 23, U.S.C., Section 125. The program was created to assist states with the repair or reconstruction of federally assisted roads and highways on federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.

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Drinking responsibly will be the theme Saturday at Boquerón

By THE STAR STAFF

The Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA by its Spanish initials) will mobilize this Saturday at the Boquerón resort in Cabo Rojo to

promote responsible alcohol consumption and prevent risky behaviors.

“The initiative is part of the work we are doing to guide and raise awareness about the impact of health and quality of life,” said Carlos Rodríguez Mateo, the ASSMCA administrator, in a written statement.

“We are seeing drunk drivers cause death or leave lifelong scars,” he said. “This community impact seeks to carry the message that we can enjoy life if we are responsible.”

Annually in Puerto Rico, more than 3,000 people are

An event promoting responsible consumption of alcohol will take place this Saturday at the Boquerón resort in Cabo Rojo. Annually in Puerto Rico, more than 3,000 people are arrested for drunk driving and more than 2,500 alcohol-related accidents take place, most of them involving men.

arrested for drunk driving and more than 2,500 alcohol-related accidents take place, most of them with men involved.

In collaboration with radio station KQ 105, the visit to the spa will feature music, family games, interactive dynamics, contests and gifts. “Fatal vision goggles” will also be introduced to experience the effects of alcohol and marijuana use.

“At ASSMCA we continue to develop innovative strategies to invite people to reflect on the pain and tragedy that excessive alcohol consumption and other risky behaviors can cause,” Rodríguez Mateo emphasized.

An ASSMCA study revealed that nearly 24,000 students in seventh to 12th grade have used e-cigarettes and/or vaporizers in the past 30 days, underscoring the importance of understanding the health effects of vaping.

Upcoming ASSMCA events include visits to La Parguera in Lajas on June 4, the public beach in Carolina on July 9, and Puerto Nuevo public beach in Vega Baja on July 16.

CRIM looks to register an estimated 240,000 properties for first time

By THE STAR STAFF

Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz, who is a member of the board of directors of the Municipal Revenue Collections Center (CRIM by its Spanish acronym), said Thursday that the notifications the CRIM is sending to citizens are not collection letters, but rather attempts to update data on properties.

CRIM is responsible for collecting property taxes, which are then distributed to cities.

“What the CRIM is doing, in conjunction with the fiscal plan of the Financial Oversight and Management Board, is to update all the data,” Rivera Cruz said. “So, now all those properties that have not been registered or that people have not registered or because there are many and with two or three people [working] in the CRIM it is impossible [to do it], will be inserted into the system.”

Rivera noted that although citizens would have to register recently built properties on lots that were once acquired empty,

meaning without any structure on them, that does not mean they will necessarily have to pay property taxes.

“80% of the properties in Puerto Rico have a tax exemption because their value is $250,000 and below,” he said.

The Bayamón mayor, as has CRIM Executive Director Reinaldo Paniagua Látimer, said that after Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans were unable to claim disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency because their properties were not registered with the CRIM.

“If you built, then the structure that you built and the structure that you built exceeds $200,000 or $400,000, that structure, yes, a part of that, in the long term is inserted [into the registry] to pay taxes and that is valid and that is reasonable,” Rivera Cruz said.

It is estimated that some 240,000 properties are not registered with the CRIM.

“There are also many plots and land parcels that were not registered in the CRIM registry,” the mayor pointed out. “They were segregated but not registered.”

Rivera Cruz said citizens also have the option of notifying the CRIM that they have lost property due to disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

Man charged with strangling partner, then assaulting hospital guards in Ponce

By THE STAR STAFF

Aman was booked into jail in Ponce earlier this week after failing to pay bail imposed on charges of aggravated abuse of his partner under Act 54, Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law, two counts of assault and one count of violating section 6.06 of the Weapons Act related to the use of a knife.

According to the police report, on Monday, José Muñiz García, 21, grabbed his partner by the neck, and after that incident the accused assaulted two security guards at San Lucas Hospital in Ponce, where he was arrested.

“Strangulation is the deadliest form of domestic vi-

olence. In this case the victim is a survivor of non-fatal strangulation, but is definitely in imminent danger,” Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández said in a written statement. “For this, having obtained the required evidence, the Specialized Unit of the Ponce Prosecutor’s Office immediately filed charges. Domestic violence cases are a priority at the Department of Justice and we continue to implement tools to streamline their prosecution.”

Judge Ángel Candelario Cáliz determined cause and imposed a total bail of $200,000, which the accused did not post. Muñiz García was admitted to the Sgt. Pedro Rodríguez Mateo correctional complex in Ponce.

Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz

House Democrats move forward with petition to force debt limit vote

By CARL HULSE

House Democrats pushed forward earlier this week with a procedural move that could force a vote to increase the debt limit should negotiations between President Joe Biden and Republicans collapse, moving despite signs of progress in the bipartisan talks to advance a long-shot Plan B to avert a default.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the minority leader, wrote to his colleagues urging them to quickly sign a discharge petition, which can automatically force a House vote on legislation if 218 members sign it.

Although Jeffries noted there were signs after Tuesday’s White House meeting hosted by Biden that a “real pathway exists to find an acceptable, bipartisan resolution that prevents a default,” he said Democrats must take all possible steps to avert a crisis.

At the same time, the president has indicated openness to considering new work requirements for recipients of food stamps and other federal aid, a Republican demand opposed by Democrats in the House and Senate. Biden, before he left for Japan on Wednesday to attend a meeting of the Group of 7 nations, sought to downplay whatever concessions he might make, characterizing the potential changes to benefit requirements as “not anything of any consequence.”

The Treasury Department has projected that it could exceed its legal authority to borrow to pay the government’s debt as early as June 1, leading to a disastrous default.

“Given the impending June 1 deadline and urgency of the moment, it is important that all legislative options be pursued in the event that no agreement is reached,” Jeffries wrote. He said that Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the senior Democrat on the Budget Committee, would be filing a discharge petition “to provide a vehicle that may be necessary to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”

“It is imperative that members make every effort to sign the discharge petition today,” Jeffries wrote.

On Wednesday evening, Democrats lined up in the House chamber to sign the petition, with more than 200 lawmakers adding their names. Democratic officials expect that all 213 of their members will

sign the petition if no breakthrough in the budget negotiations emerges.

The Democratic strategy faces long odds, given the complexity of the maneuver and the partisan divide in the debt talks. Democrats would need at least five GOP members to join them to reach a majority and force a vote, but no Republican is expected to even consider signing unless the debt limit situation becomes especially dire.

But even if the effort falls short, Democratic officials say the discharge petition keeps pressure on Republican leaders to strike a deal or face a potential revolt among their more politically vulnerable members who could pay a price with voters if they are seen as helping to push the country into default. Democrats also see the petition as a way to demonstrate that their party is doing all it can to prevent an economic debacle.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday dismissed the tactic as a “political game” that would go nowhere, noting that conservatives in the Senate would try to block it.

“So is that even sensible? Is that even being productive? Is that even responsible?” McCarthy said at a news conference with congressional Republicans. “It seems to be that would be playing into a Biden default. I think America is tired of those political games.”

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. and a leading legislative tactician as chair of the Rules Committee, said Tuesday that he doubted Republicans would cross over and sign on.

“I don’t think we are in any trouble,” Cole said in an interview. “I don’t think anybody wants to be one of about a half a dozen that hands victory over to Biden.”

The Democratic maneuver is considered a last resort, and such efforts have rarely worked in the past, given the obstacles put in the way. Even if the backers of the petition were to obtain the required signatures, House

rules stipulate that the legislation could be voted on only on specific days.

Aware of the constraints, Democrats quietly took steps earlier this year to make sure they had ample time to execute their plan, introducing an obscure bill that could be used as a vehicle for an eventual debt limit increase so it could be referred to committees in time to run out the 30-day clock that House rules require before a measure can be discharged. This month, they filed a special emergency proposal that cleared the way for them to begin collecting signatures this week.

Democrats see Republicans in swing districts carried by Biden as those most likely to be swayed in the event of a default since they could be most at political risk.

But Cole said that House Republicans from those districts had been the most reliable backers of McCarthy, who would oppose a discharge petition since it would essentially take control of the floor out of his hands.

“I don’t think they are likely to crack,” he said.

In his letter, Jeffries noted that former President Donald Trump had encouraged Republicans to allow the nation to default if Republicans cannot extract deep spending cuts from Democrats, a position that could encourage Republicans to hold out in the talks.

“In the next few weeks, at the reckless urging of former President Trump,” he wrote, “we confront the possibility that right-wing extremists will intentionally plunge our country into a default crisis.”

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EPA announces crackdown on toxic coal ash from landfills

By LISA FRIEDMAN

The Biden administration is moving to close a loophole that had exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills from rules designed to prevent heavy metals such as mercury and arsenic from seeping into groundwater, the Environmental Protection Agency said earlier this week.

Coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal in power plants, contains lead, lithium and mercury. Those metals can pollute waterways and drinking water supplies and have been linked to health effects, including cancer, birth defects and developmental delays in children. They are also toxic to fish.

The proposed regulation, part of a settle-

ment between the EPA and environmental groups, would require those responsible for the coal ash to monitor groundwater supplies and clean up any contamination from the landfills.

Michael S. Regan, the EPA administrator, said the rule would help to protect low-income communities of color, where the overwhelming number of old landfills are located.

“Many of these communities have been disproportionately impacted by pollution for far too long,” Regan said in a statement.

Burning coal for electricity pollutes the air and releases planet-warming greenhouse gases, but some of its most dangerous elements are found in the ash, which is stored in ponds or dry landfills. About half of all the coal ash in the United States — more than 1 billion tons,

Coal ash at the Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown, Ala., on Aug. 20, 2009. The Biden administration is moving to close a loophole that had exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills from rules designed to prevent heavy metals like mercury and arsenic from seeping into groundwater, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

according to one study — has gone unregulated.

The new rule is expected to face opposition from utilities and fossil-fuel supporters in Congress, including Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., who has personal financial ties to the coal industry.

The proposal comes on the heels of a Biden administration move to slash greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. That prompted Manchin, the top recipient of oil and gas industry campaign contributions last year, to accuse the Biden administration of being “hellbent on doing everything in their power to regulate coal and gas-fueled power plants out of existence.”

The regulation proposed Wednesday would cover what the agency calls “legacy” coal ash landfills, not current power plant operations.

“For far too long, a large portion of toxic coal ash around the U.S. was left leaching into drinking water supplies without any requirement that it be cleaned up,” said Lisa Evans, the senior counsel for Earthjustice, an environmental group that led the lawsuit to force the EPA to address the unregulated landfills.

Michelle Bloodworth, president of America’s Power, a trade group that represents coal interests, declined to comment, saying she had yet to review the proposed rule.

In 2008, the six-story-tall dike holding back a massive pond of coal waste at a plant

in Kingston, Tennessee, collapsed, releasing more than 1 billion gallons of ash and slurry into the surrounding community.

The Kingston coal ash spill remains one of the largest industrial disasters in U.S. history and helped spur the first federal controls on the disposal of coal ash, which were implemented in 2015. The rules imposed stringent inspection and monitoring requirements at coal plants and mandated that plants install technology to protect water supplies from contamination. But landfills that stopped receiving ash before October 2015 were exempt from the rules.

The EPA said Wednesday those inactive landfills, which are usually not monitored, were more likely to be unlined, making them prone to leaks and structural problems.

In January, the EPA proposed regulations that would force utilities to strengthen safeguards for toxic coal ash pollution from power plants — requirements that had been delayed by President Donald Trump’s administration. Under Trump, who promised a comeback for the coal industry, the EPA sought to allow some leaking coal ash storage ponds to remain in operation and some unlined ponds to stay open indefinitely.

The proposed rule, which was published Wednesday in the federal register, is subject to a 60-day public comment period and is expected to be finalized by next spring.

Bike-path killer is sentenced to life as victims speak out

By BENJAMIN WEISER and LOLA FADULU

AManhattan jury had already decided that Sayfullo Saipov would be sentenced to life imprisonment this week for carrying out the 2017 terrorist attack on a West Side bike path that killed eight people, including six foreign tourists.

But before Judge Vernon S. Broderick imposed that sentence, about 20 victims, family members and others addressed the court, in person or in writing, aiming their anger, sadness and, in a few cases, their forgiveness directly at Saipov.

Among the spectators at the daylong hearing were many of the 12 jurors who participated in the two-month trial and weighed whether Saipov, 35, should receive the death penalty or life in prison. Because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, Saipov received an automatic life sentence.

The jury foreman, J.P. Patrick, 69, of Yorktown Heights, New York, revealed after the hearing that during the deliberations, the jury originally was split with eight jurors favoring capital punishment and four in favor of life imprisonment. Ultimately, he said, the jurors deadlocked at 7-5 in favor of a life sentence.

Patrick said the jury left the deliberation room “believing we had done our job soberly, intelligently and with compassion.”

Prosecutors said during the trial that Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, told authorities after his arrest that he was proud of what he had done and had carried out the attack to become a member of the Islamic State group.

Amanda Houle, one of the prosecutors, said Wednesday that Saipov “delights in the suffering he has caused these victims.”

“Every indication from the evidence,” Houle said, “is that the defendant would do this again if he could.”

Saipov, speaking through an Uzbek interpreter, also addressed the court. Showing no remorse, he spoke for almost an hour, ultimately focusing on what he said was the persecution of Muslims around the world.

Saipov said that if a Muslim kills “one unbeliever anywhere,” people will talk about that crime “for months and months,” but that they do not talk “about innocent Muslims dying” in many other places.

Broderick imposed eight consecutive life sentences on Saipov — one for each fatality — and consecutive sentences totaling 260 years on other counts.

“The conduct in this case is among the worst if not the worst I have ever seen,” Broderick said, “both in terms of the impact it had on these victims and the sheer unrepentant nature of the defendant.”

As the victims spoke, Saipov remained mostly expressionless, sitting by his lawyers and keeping his head lowered. Occasionally, he looked up at the speakers.

“Mr. Saipov, I am one of your victims,” said Marion Van Reeth, a Belgian woman who in the attack sustained a spinal cord injury and broken ribs and had to have both legs amputated. “I will never be able to walk like you can. I loved my life. I loved to walk.”

She asked Saipov whether he was still convinced, more than five years later, that his “cruel act” against innocent people

was the right thing. Did he feel he was a soldier of the Islamic State group and was he still proud of his act?

“I really hope not,” she added.

Maria Alejandra Sosa, whose husband, Alejandro Pagnucco, was one of five Argentine bicyclists killed, told Saipov he was “worthless” and “pitiful,” adding that she looked forward to the day when Saipov died in jail.

Monica Missio, whose 23-year-old son Nicholas Cleves was killed, said her child would have seen Saipov’s truck speeding toward him and known he was going to die.

“He must have been terrified,” Missio said, adding, “I’m haunted by the horror of it.”

The case was the first federal death penalty trial during the administration of President Joe Biden, who had campaigned against capital punishment. In seeking Saipov’s execution, prosecutors had cited what they described as his premeditative behaviors, such as his planning of the attack, as well as the danger he would pose in prison, his lack of remorse and his professed desire to further the Islamic State group’s ideological goals.

Saipov carried out the attack on a balmy Halloween Day, when the bike path was crowded with tourists and others, mowing them down in a rented 6,000-pound Home Depot truck, crushing some of the victims and sending others flying into the air.

He plowed into one group of 10 Argentine friends who were biking two-by-two, striking and killing “every single rider on the left side of the column,” Alexander Li, another of the prosecutors, said during the trial.

Among the eight fatalities in the attack were the five Argentine bicyclists and a Belgian woman, Ann-Laure Decadt. The other victims were Cleves and Darren Drake, a 32-yearold financial worker from New Jersey.

Rachel Pharn, who sustained a broken foot and ankle and damage to her left shoulder when Saipov’s truck hit her,

was the last victim to speak. She addressed Saipov.

“I want to know how you came to be,” Pharn asked him, “how you got to where you are, how I can fix you, so I can figure out how to fix the world.”

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Marion Van Reeth, who lost both legs after being struck by a truck on a bicycle path along the Hudson River in 2017, arrives at Federal District Court in New York for the sentencing of Sayfullo Saipov on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Filling the gaps left by Bed Bath & Beyond

By JORDYN HOLMAN

Engaged couples are struggling to navigate Bed Bath & Beyond’s faltering wedding registry system. Suppliers are scrambling to cultivate new business partnerships. Landlords are quickly closing deals on leases for suddenly vacated big-box locations. On TikTok, a shopper’s daily trips to a Manhattan store have found a receptive audience.

After Bed Bath & Beyond’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the winding down of the 52-year-old home-goods giant has led to frustration, sorrow and a race to capitalize on its demise.

C.C. Manstrom is one person who feels left in the lurch. Since setting up her wedding registry with the retailer in January, she has watched a majority of the 30 items on the list slowly become unavailable. This month, when her great-aunt went to a location in Fargo, North Dakota, she was told that the retailer could no longer keep track of what had been purchased off the registry. Manstrom is now concerned she may receive multiple George Foreman grills or baking sets as gifts.

The retailer also stopped honoring credits, which means Manstrom is out the $60 that had been put into her account for gifts that were purchased but not available. She hasn’t been able to get a customer service representative on the phone, and when she went to her local store, the employees weren’t able to help.

“It is frustrating,” Manstrom, 25, said. “It’s a new task you have to deal with on the wedding checklist.”

As a backup, Manstrom and her fiancé, whose wedding is scheduled for July 23, decided to set up another registry on Amazon.

Julie Strider, a spokesperson for Bed Bath & Beyond, said the retailer was searching for a third-party partner to transfer customers’ data so shoppers could complete their registries. She added that customers were still able to view and download the existing registry data.

In the meantime, other companies are swooping in to fill the void for the newly engaged. Etsy unveiled a wedding registry on May 10 and said thousands of couples had signed up. Zola, an online registry business, has received “several hundred emails” from couples asking to transfer over their Bed Bath

& Beyond registries, Emily Forrest, a company spokesperson, said.

Competitors of Buy Buy Baby, which Bed Bath & Beyond owns and is also being liquidated, are seeing benefits, too. Babylist, an online registry business, said the number of registries created on its platform in the past few weeks since Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy was 35% higher than a year ago. More than 1,200 registry accounts have been transferred to its site, Natalie Gordon, the company’s CEO, said.

Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby suppliers have been revising their strategies in recent months. Many held back inventory and devoted less resources to the retailer as it tried to work through a turnaround plan. Still, because Bed Bath & Beyond is known for its ability to carry a vast array of products, it continued to attract smaller companies trying to raise their profiles.

“I do think that there’s going to be some lost opportunities for some brands,” said Steve Greenspon, the chair of the International Housewares Association and CEO of the home storage brand Honey-Can-Do, which stopped selling with Bed Bath & Beyond last year.

Christina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard, the founders of the gender-neutral clothing brand Primary, are rethinking their strategy to sell within stores as Buy Buy Baby goes out of

business. Shortly after their apparel hit shelves in April last year, they felt the impact of the retailer’s financial troubles. In August, when Bed Bath & Beyond rolled out its turnaround plan, Buy Buy Baby cut its order with Primary, as it did with several other suppliers. Inside stores, they saw that their merchandise inventory was low.

The experience caused the founders to focus on becoming profitable without relying on the sales from the Buy Buy Baby partnership, which accounted for about 10% of their business, they said.

“Going into the next wholesale partnership, I would be more inclined to start small and learn and build on that learning than to go big right away,” Carbonell said.

Overstock.com, the online retailer known for selling larger furniture such as sofas and beds, is using this moment to court Bed Bath & Beyond’s former suppliers. In the second half of 2022, Overstock steadily expanded its offerings of pots and pans and coffee makers from Keurig and Mr. Coffee.

“Today, Bed Bath & Beyond suppliers continue to look for alternative distribution channels and are expanding their footprint with us,” Jonathan Johnson, the CEO of Overstock, said in an interview. “As others struggle, more people are willing to sell products to us because they need the distribution.”

For the moment, a number of Bed Bath

& Beyond locations remain open, and shoppers are keeping a close eye on liquidation sales. Since the bankruptcy announcement, Ellie Maeda has made a habit of going to Bed Bath & Beyond’s last Manhattan location as soon as the doors open each day to monitor the latest discounts and share them with her 5,400 followers on TikTok.

In her posts, she gives updates on what’s still well stocked (coffee pods and dining sets) and the new stacks of products that pop up (purifying systems and Breville blenders). She laments the merchandise that hasn’t been marked down enough yet for her to buy (KitchenAid mixers and bedsheets).

“I’m just a gal with a dream, manifesting 40%,” Maeda, 27, said. “I want everyone to get what they want so badly. If we all collectively wait it out together, hopefully the sales will get a little better.”

One notable difference between the Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy and those of retailers during the 2008 downturn is that it probably won’t leave scores of empty storefronts in its wake.

In the weeks since Bed Bath & Beyond said it would close its 480 stores by the end of June, Brandon Svec, who studies retail analytics at the real estate firm CoStar, has seen how potential tenants have swooped in to sign leases for locations the retailer is exiting. The demand is so great that some of the locations will never hit the open market, as landlords and tenants negotiate directly, he said.

Grocers like Natural Grocers, off-price retailers like Burlington, T.J. Maxx and Five Below and gyms like Crunch Fitness and Urban Air are among the tenants that have moved in after Bed Bath & Beyond vacated. Canadian Tire paid $1.6 million this month to acquire 10 former Bed Bath & Beyond locations.

In some cases, the locations that housed Americans’ fading obsession with brick-andmortar retail are making room for a new favorite pastime: Landlords are moving pickleball gyms into old Bed Bath & Beyond stores.

“There’s a lot of good real estate,” Svec said. “It’s going to be some locations that are going to take a little bit longer to sell. But for the most part, this seems to be a good time for this to happen from a perspective of the market.”

A Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan, on April 24, 2023. Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month and is winding down its operations.

Nasdaq jumps as growth stocks back in play, debt ceiling deal optimism prevails

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday as investors shifted into high-growth stocks amid optimism about a U.S. debt ceiling deal being reached soon, while shares of Walmart gained on its strong annual forecast.

The benchmark S&P 500 index reversed declines by early afternoon trading on reports that top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said the House could vote on reaching a deal to raise or suspend the debt ceiling as soon as next week.

President Joe Biden and McCarthy reiterated their aim to strike a deal soon on Wednesday to raise the $31.4 trillion federal debt ceiling and agreed to talk as soon as Sunday.

Analysts also pointed to a steady stream of better-thanfeared earnings, positive developments around the debtdebate and data pointing to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hiking cycle taking hold helping boost sentiment.

Growth stocks led gains, with Nvidia Corp, Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp rising between 1% and 4.4%.

“We’re simply seeing money kind of leaking back into the market a little bit at a time as people have more comfort with the situation,” said David Russell, vice president of market intelligence at TradeStation.

“They’re seeing that AI is giving people a reason to get excited now, there’s simply money that has been wanting to come back, especially to semiconductors and technology stocks and now they’re getting a green light to do that.”

Netflix Inc surged 9.9% after saying its recently launched ad-supported tier reached nearly 5 million active users per month.

Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc’s shares gained 5.0% as it plans to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.70 billion) in Japan for new chips over the next few years.

Shares of Walmart Inc added 0.4% after the retailer raised its annual sales and profit targets, benefiting from inflation-wary consumers trading down to cheaper groceries.

At 12:07 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 99.62 points, or 0.30%, at 33,321.15, the S&P 500 was up 13.43 points, or 0.32%, at 4,172.20, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 121.62 points, or 0.97%, at 12,622.18.

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc jumped 12.8% as it beat estimates for quarterly adjusted sales.

Bath & Body Works Inc gained 9.6% after the beauty and skincare firm raised its annual profit forecast.

Meanwhile, data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labor market remains tight.

Investors also digested comments from a slew of Fed speakers including Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan and Fed Governor Philip Jefferson on economic growth and the path of monetary policy.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.07-to-

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The S&P index recorded 22 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 68 new highs and 50 new lows.

“They always take it to the brink and put a patch on it.”

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 110.29 points, or 0.33%, to 33,122.43, the S&P 500 gained 13.94 points, or 0.34%, to 4,123.84 and the Nasdaq Composite added 39.54 points, or 0.32%, to 12,382.59.

European shares turned negative as sentiment was weighed down by downbeat earnings and mounting concerns over the possibility of a U.S. debt default.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.19% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.04%.

Emerging market stocks lost 0.35%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.57% lower, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.84%.

The dollar gained ground against a basket of world currencies, the greenback benefiting from its safe-haven status as debt ceiling talks grind on.

The dollar index rose 0.4%, with the euro down 0.31% to $1.0827.

Ukraine and China will dominate G-7 summit, but a new threat lurks: AI

By DAVID E. SANGER

President Joe Biden began his foreshortened Asia trip Thursday in Hiroshima, a city that devotes itself to reminding the world of what happens when a brutal war escalates into a nuclear one. There he prepared for discussions with his closest allies on two crucial issues: how to better arm Ukraine as it enters its counteroffensive against the Russian invaders, and how to slow, or halt, the downward spiral in relations with China.

Both are now familiar topics to the leaders of the Group of 7 nations, who have grown far tighter, and have remained surprisingly unified, since Russia began its assault on Ukraine 15 months ago. But at some point over three days of discussions, the G-7 leaders are also expected to venture into new territory: the first conversations among the world’s largest democratic economies about a common approach to regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence programs such as GPT-4.

Artificial intelligence was not on the early agenda as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited the other six leaders — joined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and, via video or in person, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine — to the Japanese prefecture where he got his political start.

But as the new artificial intelligence language model from OpenAI made nations around the world focus for the first time on the possibilities for disinformation, chaos and the physical destruction of critical infrastructure, Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, began calling counterparts to seek a common discussion.

It is far from clear that this group of leaders — the G-7 also includes Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Italy — can sustain a conversation on a technology that appeared to burst on the scene so quickly, even if it was years in the making. Past efforts to get the group to take up far more straightforward cybersecurity issues usually descended into platitudes about “public-private partnerships,” and there has never been serious discussion of rules to guide the use of offensive cyberweapons.

U.S. officials say that in the case of chatbots, even a vague foundational discussion may help in establishing some shared principles: that the corporations that bring products using the large-language models will be primarily responsible for their safety, and that there must be transparency rules that make it clear what kind of data each system was trained on. That will enable lower-level aides to discuss details of what those first regulations would look like, the officials said.

But as the G-7 leaders convene starting Friday, it will be Ukraine that will dominate the conversation, at a critical moment for Zelenskyy, for Ukraine and for the core Western democracies now seized with an urgent mission of bringing about what Biden calls the “strategic defeat of Russia in Ukraine.”

Biden often says that Russia is already defeated. But the fear permeating the seven large democracies here is that unless the counteroffensive proves highly successful, Ukraine will settle into a bloody, frozen conflict in which the best hope would be an armistice, reminiscent of the one that brought a halt to fighting on the Korean Peninsula 70 years

ago this summer.

Such a confrontation seemed almost impossible to imagine in 1997, when President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain invited Russia to become a full member of the group, expanding it — for nearly two decades — into the G-8. Russia was “suspended” after its annexation of Crimea in 2014, and it withdrew from the group three years later.

Now, with his troops already seeking to destroy Russian weapons depots before the counteroffensive, Zelenskyy just completed a series of rapid-fire visits to European capitals to shore up support for continued heavy spending on armaments and aid. He is expected to address the leaders in Hiroshima virtually, but there have been behind-the-scenes conversations about whether to take the risk of bringing him personally to the other side of the world to make his case.

Either way, he will have a large audience. In addition to India, the leaders of Australia, South Korea, Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam will be present as guests. It is part of a broader strategy by Biden and his allies to draw in nations that, to varying degrees, have been fence-sitters on the Ukraine war, refusing to condemn Russia too harshly, to enthusiastically enforce sanctions, or to supply weapons to Ukraine.

Some of the core members are seeking to arm Zelenskyy in ways that may outpace Biden’s willingness. When he was in Britain, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak embraced Zelenskyy in a bear hug and told reporters, “They need the sustained support of the international community to defend against the barrage of unrelenting and indiscriminate attacks that have

been their daily reality for over a year. We must not let them down.”

Britain and the Netherlands have been pressing Washington to allow Ukraine to begin training on the use of F-16 fighter jets. But just as Biden was at first reluctant to turn over HIMARS and Patriot missile batteries and other technologies, he has been cautious about the F-16, a plane that could easily reach, and hit, the Kremlin.

So the United States seems likely to argue in Hiroshima that the fighter jets, while symbolically impressive, would be so expensive that they would come at the price of sending far more useful, inexpensive systems, including the air defenses that have proved surprisingly successful in taking down incoming Russian missiles. The apparent damage of at least part of a new Patriot missile battery in Kyiv this week has underscored the fact that such systems are precious.

Biden has consistently been cautious — overcautious in the minds of Zelenskyy and some NATO allies — about giving Ukraine weapons that he believes might lead to rapid escalation of the war and renewed threats by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to use a tactical nuclear weapon.

Britain has just begun giving Ukraine another precision weapon with greater reach than the American-provided HIMARS, a missile system called Storm Shadow. Britain’s foreign secretary, James Cleverly, told reporters in Washington last week that Putin’s threats of escalation now ring more hollow, and that these “are gateways to which they are going to have to pass.”

For Kishida, the host, navigating the nuclear issues will be unusually tricky. The summit will open with a visit by Biden to the landmark atomic dome, making him the second U.S. president to see the site of the atomic bombing ordered by President Harry Truman. (President Barack Obama came in 2016, and Kishida was one of his guides to the site.)

Like many Japanese political leaders, Kishida has pressed throughout his career for the gradual elimination of nuclear weapons. But he and other Japanese politicians also concede that Putin’s threats have made American “extended deterrence” under its nuclear umbrella more vital to Japan’s strategy now than it has been for years.

G-7 officials will also be grappling with the downward spiral in relations between China and the United States. Sullivan, the national security adviser, spent two days in Vienna last week with Wang Yi, China’s top foreign affairs official, in what was widely described as an effort to get communications going again after the U.S. decision to shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina.

Officials have said little about the meeting, but it appears that China told Sullivan they are open again to visits from Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and, ultimately, Secretary of State Antony

Biden, who on Tuesday canceled additional stops on this trip in Papua New Guinea and Australia so he can return on Sunday to the United States to deal with debt ceiling negotiations, said Wednesday he was trying to meet again with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. That is a sign that the freeze in relations in recent months may be beginning to let up, even if the fundamental dynamic between the United States and China, a growing nuclear power, has yet to change.

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President Joe Biden at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, where he met with American and Japanese military personnel upon arrival in Japan on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

The latest rift among Ukraine’s allies is whether to send F-16s

Biden administration issuing re-export licenses to European militaries, enabling them to transfer their F-16s to Ukraine. Later Tuesday, after Britain and the Netherlands announced their socalled “fighter coalition,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Dutch foreign minister, Wopke Hoekstra, spoke by phone to discuss Ukraine and other issues.

Hoekstra said Wednesday that “we haven’t reached a solution yet” in what another senior European diplomat described as a slow-moving and difficult discussion.

“When we are ready to cross that bridge and are ready to communicate this, we will,” Hoekstra said.

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By LARA JAKES and ERIC SCHMITT

Afresh push by Britain and the Netherlands to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter planes has exposed the latest fault line among Western allies who have wrangled repeatedly over sending powerful weapons of war, once again pitting a reluctant United States against some of its closest European partners.

Several European allies are prepared to give their F-16s to Ukraine. But the Biden administration, which must approve any transfers of the U.S.-made planes, remains unconvinced that Ukraine needs the expensive jets, which are a staple of many modern military arsenals.

So deep is Washington’s skepticism that Ukraine’s pilots are currently not even allowed to train on the F-16s that are owned by European states, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke on condition of anonymity to frankly discuss the sensitive diplomatic issue.

American reluctance to allow training would severely limit a proposed new European coalition to help Ukraine obtain and fly F-16s — whether in the current conflict or to protect against any future aggressions by Moscow after the West turns its focus from the 15-month war.

“What’s really important here is to signal to Russia that we as nations have no philosophical or principled objection to supplying Ukraine capabilities that it needs, depending on what is going on in the battlefield,” the British defense minister, Ben Wallace, said Wednesday in Berlin. He added: “This is up to the White House to decide whether it wants to release that technology.”

In Washington, a senior U.S. official said the Biden administration was still reluctant to send Ukraine its own F-16s, in part because the plane’s multimillion-dollar price tag would absorb too much of an already-dwindling pot of war funding. Instead, the U.S. official said, the administration is more concerned with speeding other U.S. weapons to Ukraine in time for a counteroffensive against Russia, and that in any case the jets would not reach the battlefield for months at least — presumably, long after that battle had begun.

The U.S. official also spoke on condition of anonymity, as did four other senior Western officials in Washington and Europe who were interviewed for this story.

This would not be the first time the Biden administration had resisted allied demands to send more powerful and sophisticated weaponry to Ukraine. In each case it eventually reversed itself, allowing the transfer of powerful HIMARS missile launchers, Abrams tanks and Patriot air defense missiles.

And the U.S. official did not rule out the possibility of the

The Netherlands is one of four European countries that the senior Ukrainian official said have quietly signaled they are ready to send F-16s to Ukraine. Its fleet, along with those of Denmark and Belgium, could provide at least 125 combat-ready F-16s, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank that assesses military stockpiles globally. Norway, which retired its unspecified number of F-16s last year in a switch to the more advanced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is also ready to contribute, the Ukrainian official said.

Ukraine is asking — for now, at least — for only between 24 and 36, the official said.

Earlier this week, the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said the United Kingdom would begin training Ukrainian pilots, starting this summer, as part of a plan “with other countries on providing F-16 jets.” His announcement, wrapped in a new package of military aid, came during a visit to London by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

Without explicit U.S. approvals, however, the training is likely to be limited to what the senior Ukrainian official described as merely technical language and tactical lessons that pilots would be taught, without ever touching an F-16.

With its powerful radar that can spot targets from hundreds of miles away and modern missiles, the F-16 contains classified and other highly restricted systems that the United States does not want duplicated or falling into hostile hands. It is among classes of weapons for which even allies must gain “releasability” permission from the Pentagon just to discuss the technology with outside partners, like Ukraine, a senior Defense Department official said.

Douglas Barrie, an IISS military expert, said it would be surprising if the Biden administration had not given “at least some kind of tacit nod and a wink” of approval for the European plan to help procure F-16s for Ukraine, and train its pilots, before moving ahead.

He said the fighter jets could play a key role in defending Ukraine, including “to continue to deny the Russians the kind of air superiority they have failed to establish.” Whether the F-16s might be used to attack Russian positions will depend on what kinds of specific weapons packages Western allies agree to equip them with.

But Ukrainian officials say they are more worried about a different kind of diversion — that of Western support as war fatigue sets in and funding dries up. They are concerned particularly with the United States, where some Republicans, including candidates in next year’s presidential election, are already questioning how much more support the country should give.

That may also be on the minds of a group of 14 Democrats and Republicans in Congress who Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to unlock the F-16s without delay.

El peticionario, Sr. Efraín González Caro, cuya dirección postal es PO Box 781 Hormigueros Puerto Rico 00660, ha solicitado al Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) la renovación del Permiso de Operación para un sistema de inyección subterránea (SIS) Clase VCI, bajo las disposiciones del Reglamento para el Control de la Inyección Subterránea (RCIS), y la Ley Federal de Agua Potable Segura, según enmendada 42 USC 300f et seq. (LFAPS).

El SIS 001 consiste de cuatro (4) tanques sépticos de 6 pies y 2 pulgadas de ancho por 12 pies y dos pulgadas de largo por 9 pies de profundidad líquida cada uno, con una capacidad de 4,894 galones cada uno, diez (10) lechos de percolación con “infiltrators”, nueve (9) de 100 pies de largo por 20 pies de ancho, cada uno y uno (1) de 29 pies de largo por 20 pies de ancho, con un área de percolación total de 18,580 pies cuadrados, para la disposición de aguas sanitarias provenientes de setenta (70) residencias del proyecto Urbanización Colinas del Mar. El referido SIS, está ubicado en la Carretera PR-102, Km 17.6, Bo. Miradero, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Luego de realizada la evaluación correspondiente de los documentos sometidos, el DRNA tiene la intención de emitir la renovación del Permiso de Operación para la instalación antes indicada, en conformidad con los requisitos del RCIS y de la LFAPS. Esta notificación se hace para informar que el DRNA, ha preparado el borrador del permiso de forma tal que el público interesado pueda someter sus comentarios con relación al mismo. El permiso contiene las condiciones y prohibiciones necesarias para cumplir con los requisitos reglamentarios aplicables. El público puede evaluar copia de la solicitud de permiso que sometió el peticionario ante el DRNA, el borrador del permiso y otros documentos relevantes en la Oficina Central del DRNA. Copias de dichos documentos pueden adquirirse en la Oficina de Secretaría localizada en el Edificio de Agencias Ambientales Cruz A. Matos, Urbanización San José Industrial Park, Ave. Ponce de León 1375, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00910 o en la ORM, entre las 8:00 am y las 4:00 pm de lunes a viernes o escribiendo a la dirección: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, PO Box 11488, San Juan, PR 00910.

Las partes interesadas o afectadas pueden enviar sus comentarios o solicitar una vista pública por escrito al Gerente del Área de Calidad de Agua, Director de la ORM y a la Secretaria del DRNA, respectivamente, a la dirección indicada.

Los comentarios por escrito o la solicitud de vistas públicas deberán ser sometidos a la DRNA, no más tarde de treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de publicación de este aviso. La fecha límite para someter comentarios puede ser extendida si se estima necesario o apropiado para el interés público. La solicitud para una vista pública deberá señalar la razón o las razones que en la opinión del solicitante ameritan la celebración de la misma. De realizarse una vista pública los interesados o afectados tendrán una oportunidad razonable para presentar evidencia o testimonio sobre si se emiten o deniegan los permisos, si la Secretaria determina dicha vista es necesaria o apropiada.

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A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 at Bodø Main Air Station in Bodø, Norway, on March 5, 2015.

French resistance fighter discloses mass execution of POWs

By CONSTANT MÉHEUT

Shortly after D-Day during World War II, French resistance fighters took 47 captured German soldiers to a small wooded area in southwest-central France. In the scorching heat, they forced the soldiers to dig their own graves, shot them dead one by one and buried the bodies, covering the remains with quicklime, according to a witness.

The story of the mass execution was concealed from the public for decades, a stain on the heralded resistance movement, until the last surviving witness broke his silence to a few people — and then revealed it to a global audience in interviews published in recent days.

“We were ashamed,” the witness, Edmond Réveil, who is now 98 and was part of the resistance group, told the French newspaper La Vie Corrézienne. “We knew that we should not kill prisoners.”

French historians have confirmed the general outlines of his story, but his version of events could not be independently verified. His public statements have sent shock waves through the Limousin, a rural area in central France that has long prided itself on its history of resistance during the war and paid a heavy price for it. German Nazi officers from the military arm of the SS, the Waffen-SS, slaughtered hundreds of civilians there in retaliation.

Réveil, who could not be reached for comment, told the newspaper he had witnessed but did not participate in the killings. He first revealed the grim details in 2019 at a veterans’ meeting. French and German authorities were informed and planned to exhume the bodies. But the news was mostly kept secret.

“We knew that it was a story that could cause some reactions, some controversies, since it undermines a little of the history of the resistance,” said Philippe Brugère, the mayor of

Meymac — where Réveil now lives and which is near the site of the killings. (The mayor himself had participated in the veterans’ meeting.)

“It was a taboo, a memory we didn’t want to talk about,” Brugère said.

The French resistance comprised underground organizations that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime, playing a key role in the liberation of the country. In the Limousin, they attacked and sabotaged German troops, ultimately freeing the area by the end of summer 1944.

After France was liberated, Réveil joined the regular French army and went on to fight in Germany. He then became a rail worker, ma-

rried and had several children.

The execution of German soldiers followed French resistance groups’ liberation of the town of Tulle after two days of intensive fighting in June 1944. Some 50 Germans were taken prisoner and turned over to Réveil’s detachment, he said in a 2020 recorded conversation with Brugère that was shared with The New York Times.

“We couldn’t keep them,” Réveil said of the captured, explaining that the resistance group did not have enough food and that it was difficult to properly guard so many prisoners at once.

Then, Réveil says in the recording, his detachment got the order to kill the prisoners from the leadership of the French Liberation Army. But that remains uncertain, according to Xavier Kompa, head of the local branch of the National Office for Veterans.

Réveil said his group took the prisoners to woods near a hamlet called Le Vert and that his commander, code name Hannibal, asked for volunteers to carry out the killings. Réveil said he and a few others refused.

Hannibal talked to each prisoner before he or she was shot, Réveil said. “He cried like a kid when it was time to shoot them, because it’s no fun to shoot someone,” Réveil added.

Among the prisoners was a Frenchwoman who had allegedly collaborated with the Gestapo. “Nobody wanted to kill her, so they drew lots,” Réveil said. “It smelled of blood.”

Réveil said the group decided never to speak of the massacre. He told La Vie Corrézienne that not even his wife and children knew about it.

Brugère, the mayor, said that people knew only that a group of German soldiers had been taken prisoner and that “suddenly, poof,” the group had vanished.

In 1967, 11 German bodies were exhu-

med in Le Vert, in what Brugère described as a discreet operation: No records were kept at the local level, few people heard about it, and the exhumations were halted for unclear reasons.

“We put a lid again on this memory,” he said.

It took another half-century and Réveil’s revelations for the case to be reopened. Brugère and Kompa, from the National Office for Veterans, said they informed the French and German authorities. Further inquiries were delayed because of the pandemic, but are expected to begin again next month.

A team from the German War Graves Commission will use ground-penetrating radar to find the site of the graves, according to the French Defense Ministry. Should the search prove successful, it will be up to Germany to exhume and rebury the bodies.

The Limousin area is remembered for its active resistance movement with several thousand fighters. In response to the uprising in Tulle, which is in the Limousin, a Waffen-SS unit hanged 99 civilians and sent 149 more to the Dachau concentration camp. The same SS unit was involved in the massacre of more than 640 inhabitants in Oradour-sur-Glane, considered the worst Nazi atrocity in France.

It is unclear whether Réveil will face any consequences for his revelations. The mayor said that he knew of no investigation into a possible war crime and that although it “could be considered as such under the law,” he saw it as “an unfortunate, tragic act of war” given the circumstances.

In the recorded conversation, Réveil was asked why he had broken his silence. He said he wanted to “make official” the history of the executions.

“Everybody knows about it,” he said of the veterans’ group and officials, “but nobody talks about it.”

Edmond Réveil, a former French Resistance fighter, said he had witnessed but did not participate in the mass execution of German soldiers during World War II.

How to use the debt ceiling to inflict cruelty on the poor

By DAVID FIRESTONE

Seen from outside Washington, the debt ceiling battle might seem like an abstract argument between the political parties over federal spending and deficits. But for millions of low-income Americans who depend on the federal government for health care and basic nutrition, the debate is about their very lives. That’s because Republicans have singled them out, yet again, as a prime target in this year’s extortion scheme.

The bill that Speaker Kevin McCarthy muscled through the House last month would impose tough new work requirements on Medicaid, food stamps (now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) and welfare for needy families. The demands would effectively cut off health care for 1.7 million low-income people and cut off food stamps for 275,000 people. House Republicans say that if their demands are not met, they will refuse to raise the debt ceiling, plunging the country into an unprecedented default and almost certainly creating a recession.

It’s not that there is some crisis or scandal gripping those federal programs; Republicans are making these demands simply because the debt ceiling gives them the opportunity to do so. And they are going after the same group of people their party has demonized for decades.

“I don’t think hardworking Americans should be

paying for all the social services for people who could make a broader contribution and instead are couch potatoes,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. (His deep concern about excessive spending didn’t stop him from requesting a $141.5 million earmark for a helicopter training hangar at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in his district.)

“Couch potatoes” isn’t that far from the “welfare queen” myth conjured by Ronald Reagan, or Newt Gingrich’s 1994 claim that a system of orphanages was necessary because low-income babies were being dropped off balconies or showing up in dumpsters. None of these slurs had any significant basis in reality, and all were intended to whip up fears among members of the white middle class that they were being played for fools by people of color who were lazily living it up on taxpayer dollars and ignoring their family responsibilities.

But these largely racist attacks, very much including the one now on the table, persistently ignore the littlementioned fact that a vast majority of the people receiving these benefits are already working or are unable to work. In 2021, 61% of the 25 million people on Medicaid were working in full- or part-time jobs. The rest were retired or disabled or taking care of small children or in school. Similarly, most food-stamp recipients work, and ablebodied adults younger than 50 are required to work in order to get more than three months of benefits in three years, unless they are taking care of children.

The existing work requirements don’t get discussed by the drill sergeants who want to whip the vast army of couch potatoes into shape; they want more people to work and to work longer hours. McCarthy’s bill would require adults 50 to 55 to work at least 20 hours a week to receive food stamps, no matter that people in that age bracket often find high barriers to employment.

The bill would also require many adults 19 to 55 to work 80 hours a month to receive federally subsidized health coverage from Medicaid. (States could pick up the cost of those who are cut off, but many would not.)

As the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities notes, this requirement would particularly hurt low-income beneficiaries in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and seems designed as a backdoor way of undermining the expansion. Republicans couldn’t repeal the act through the front door, so they are using the leverage provided by the debt ceiling to try to achieve their ideological aim. It’s yet another illustration of why the ceiling needs to be abolished.

It’s been clear for years that these kinds of work requirements don’t actually put people back to work; they just pry people away from the benefits they need. In 2018, Arkansas became the first state to impose very similar work requirements on Medicaid, before a federal judge ended the experiment the next year. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 13% of Medicaid recipients there lost their health coverage —

about 17,000 people — but that there was no significant change in employment.

One of the reasons for this phenomenon is that it’s very difficult for the subjects of these cruel experiments to report their employment or their search for a job to the state. Many people in Arkansas didn’t know about the work requirements or didn’t understand the rules or lacked internet access, the study found. But since the goal of Republicans is cutting spending, not putting people back to work, the burdensome rules do save billions through human suffering. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the work requirements in the McCarthy bill, which the speaker said on Tuesday were a “red line” for his caucus, would save $120 billion over 10 years.

Once President Joe Biden made the unfortunate decision to negotiate on the debt ceiling with the House hostage takers, the work requirements were on the table, and the president has not been clear about his intentions. On Sunday he told reporters that he had voted for work requirements currently in the law, apparently referring to cash welfare, and was waiting to see what the Republican proposals were. That was not exactly a comforting sign, particularly because the proposals are quite clear, though he did suggest that Medicaid changes were off the table. After progressives raised concerns, he issued a tweet on Monday condemning the harsher requirements for food benefits.

But with the default clock ticking and lives on the line, Biden needs to do more than send out a tweet. The most important thing the White House could do right now is say explicitly that using the debt ceiling as a cudgel to change federal safety net policy is unacceptable and inappropriate and will not be the subject of negotiation. McCarthy shouldn’t be the only one at the table with red lines, particularly when the health of millions of people is at stake.

Varios atletas entre los arrestados por supuesto fraude con el PUA

POR CYBERNEWS

SAN JUAN – Agentes federales ejecutaron el jueves, 44 órdenes de arresto en Puerto Rico por fraude a la Ley Cares, que asignó dos mil millones de dólares para mitigar el impacto económico de la pandemia.

“Anunciamos una investigación de fraude por más de nueve millones de dólares el mes pasado. Los acusados y sus cómplices presentaron solicitudes de EIDL y PPP fraudulentas. Manfred Pentzke Lemus, apodado ‘Hombre’, sigue siendo el principal acusado”, declaró el fiscal federal W. Stephen Muldrow en conferencia de prensa.

La Ley Cares, establecida en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19, proporcionó fondos para aliviar los efectos económicos de la crisis de salud en los Estados Unidos y sus territorios.

Los implicados presentaron 52 solicitudes de préstamo con información fraudulenta, defraudando un total de 1.2 millones de dólares. Rodolpho R. Pagesy Roussel, alias “El Banquero”, trabajaba en un banco y supuestamente usó su posición para facilitar la aprobación de los préstamos.

Entre los acusados hay figuras del deporte, incluyendo entrenadores y jugadores de béisbol.

El Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos, la Oficina del Inspector General de la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas, el Inspector General del Tesoro para la Administración Tributaria y el Servicio de Impuestos Internos Investigaciones Criminales realizaron la investigación con la colaboración del Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico, el Negociado de Puerto Rico Investigaciones, el Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico y la Policía Municipal de Guaynabo.

Según documentos judiciales, el acusado Hendrick Socorro Sánchez Orta, alias “Cuba/Tito”, junto con Manfred A. Pentzke Lemus, alias “Man/Contable/El Gestor”, Rodolpho R. Pagesy Roussel, alias “El Banquero”, Augusto A. Lemus Berrios, alias “Primo”, Jonatan Ben David Prieto Ruiz De Val, alias “Johnny Millones”, Ligia María Lemus De Pentzke, y otros, a sabiendas, idearon un esquema para defraudar a la SBA y al Bank 1 para obtener dinero y propiedad federal por medio de de pretensiones, representaciones y promesas materialmente falsas y fraudulentas presentadas a través de solicitudes de préstamos EIDL y PPP disponibles para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas a recuperarse del impacto de la pandemia a través de la Ley CARES. Pentzke Lemus, Pagesy Roussel, Lemus Berrios, Prieto Ruiz De Val y Lemus De Pentzke fueron acusados previamente en abril en una acusación separada.

Tribunal de Apelaciones da otro revés a Mariana Nogales Molinelli y su madre por recusación de Jueza

POR CYBERNEWS

S AN JUAN – El Tribunal de Apelaciones sostuvo la decisión del Tribunal de Primera Instancia (TPI) de no conceder la recusación de la jueza Iraida Rodríguez Castro en el caso de fraude fiscal que involucra a Mariana Nogales Molinelli, Rita Molinelli Freytes y la corporación Ocean Front Villas, Corp., según se informó este jueves.

“Por los fundamentos expuestos, se deniega la expedición del auto de certiorari solicitado. Visto que no accedimos a la petición de paralización de los procesos procurada por las peticionarias, y hemos KLCE20230054 1 17 denegado la expedición del recurso solicitado, se ha de entender que los procedimientos ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia continuarán su rumbo trazado”, reza la Resolución de 17

páginas.

El conflicto se originó cuando las partes acusa-

das solicitaron la recusación de Rodríguez Castro, alegando que ella había tenido contacto previo con la prueba al expedir una orden de registro bancario para las cuentas de las implicadas.

A pesar de que las partes alegaron no considerar a la jueza parcializada, argumentaron que se debía evitar la apariencia de conducta impropia y proteger la integridad de la justicia.

El TPI se negó a conceder la recusación, indicando que la jurisprudencia establecida por el Tribunal Supremo en casos similares establece que el mero contacto previo con la prueba no justifica la recusación de un juez.

Las partes acusadas apelaron al Tribunal de Apelaciones, argumentando que el TPI erró en no conceder la recusación, en contravención a la Regla 76 de Procedimiento Criminal y el Canon 20 de Ética Judicial.

Postergan elección para cubrir la vacante del PPD en Guayama hasta el 4 de junio

POR CYBERNEWS

S AN JUAN – El presidente del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Jesús Manuel Ortiz, determinó el jueves que la elección para la vacante en el Senado, dejada por Gretchen Hau se llevará a cabo el 4 de junio en la Escuela de Bellas Artes Leopoldo Sanabria Cruz de Guayama.

“Estoy trabajando para garantizar la pureza y la transparencia del proceso”, dijo Ortiz, en declaraciones escritas, luego de explicar el cambio de la fecha original del 20 de mayo.

“Estamos abriendo nuevamente una ventana de tres días para que todos los interesados tengan la oportunidad de radicar la documentación necesaria. Hay premura para llenar la vacante en el Senado, pero debemos hacer las cosas correctamente”, añadió La vacante se produjo cuando Gretchen Hau renunció para asumir la posición dejada por el fallecimiento del representante por el Distrito 29, José Aníbal Díaz Collazo.

El proceso de apertura de candidaturas comenzará el 26 de mayo y concluirá el 29 de mayo, permitiendo a los posibles candidatos presentar la documentación necesaria. El 31 de mayo, se llevará a cabo el sorteo de

posiciones en la papeleta, si es necesario. La selección se realizará en la Asamblea de Delegados del Distrito Senatorial de Guayama, según lo decidido por la Junta de Gobierno del PPD.

Five children’s movies to stream now

By DINA GACHMAN

This month’s picks include the return of Chip and Dale, a dragon adventure and the third installment in the “Madagascar” franchise.

‘Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers’

Disney’s TV show “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers” ran for only three seasons, from 1989 to 1990, but comedian Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island collaborator Akiva Schaffer are bringing the odd-couple chipmunks back together for a new generation. It’s a live-action/ computer-generated hybrid that brings in characters from the worlds of Lego, “Peter Pan,” “Sonic the Hedgehog” and more. The hodgepodge style gives children a crash course in how animation has evolved over the years — but they probably won’t realize that. They’ll just be entertained by the visuals. The plot revolves around Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Samberg), who, after being estranged, reunite in Los Angeles because their old friend Monterey Jack (Eric Bana) has been kidnapped. They team up with a detective (Kiki Layne) to solve the crime. Chip sells insurance and still looks like old-school 2D animation, while Dale has had “CGI surgery” and pines for their glory days. The movie, directed by Schaffer, doesn’t take itself too seriously, so there’s a silliness mixed with some more elevated (as elevated as a Lonely Island collaboration can be) humor meant to appeal to parents. It’s a fun, fastpaced action comedy, with Will Arnett voicing the villain Sweet Pete, a scruffy, potbellied Peter Pan who looks like he’s seen better days. (Stream it on Disney+.)

‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’

Imagine “Ocean’s Eleven” in Monte Carlo with an animated lion, zebra, giraffe and hippo instead of Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and you sort of have the tone of the third installment in DreamWorks Animation’s “Madagascar” franchise. Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) find themselves not in New York or Africa, but the south of France. Their mission? To find their penguin friends and go back to New York. Of course, they encounter obstacles along the way, like the monomaniacal animal-control captain Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand). Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach wrote the script, so for all the wild antics and over-the-top action that will excite the kids, there is some clever writing and more than a few endearing moments to entertain ol-

der viewers. It’s also tough to resist an animated chase scene set to Journey’s “Any Way You Want It.” (Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.)

‘Firedrake the Silver Dragon’

Based on the Cornelia Funke book “Dragon Rider,” this animated action-adventure tale doesn’t possess the Oscar-caliber visuals and storytelling of “How To Train Your Dragon,” but it’ll likely entertain young viewers who love a good dragon tale. As the movie begins, we’re told that once upon a time, humans and dragons lived in harmony, but the humans became greedy and declared war on all dragons. A villainous monster called Nettlebrand (voiced by Patrick Stewart) was created to devour innocent dragons, so they all scattered and went into hiding, cast out and unable to do things that dragons do best, like breathe fire. But, as the narrator says, “Nothing remains hidden forever.” Enter the young dragon Firedrake (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who sets off with his forest buddy Sorrell (Felicity Jones) to find a mythical place where dragons can exist freely, without the fear of Nettlebrand or evil humans. Along the way, they meet an orphan boy named Ben (Freddie Highmore) and encounter some humans who aren’t as malicious as they’ve been told. There are positive lessons about bravery, honesty and acceptance, so if your kids are in search of a new dragon adventure, this one’s worth a look. (Stream it on Netflix.)

‘Chupa’

The original legend of the chupacabra paints these mythical creatures as scaly reptilian monsters that drink the blood of lives-

tock — but don’t tell your children that part. In “Chupa,” director Jonás Cuarón (son of Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón) turns the chupacabra into a cuddly, adorable furry-winged creature, so cute that your kids will probably want one as a pet. The story kicks off when a young boy named Alex (Evan Whitten) visits his grandfather (Demián Bichir) and cousins in Mexico and discovers one of these creatures in a shed. The chupa appears in a sequence that appears to be a direct nod to Elliott discovering E.T. in a backyard shed, and the film follows a familiar trajectory of lonely boy (Alex is bullied in school) and misunderstood creature finding

strength in friendship while fending off evil forces — in this case, a callous poacher played by Christian Slater. The story is simple, and the younger Cuarón isn’t revolutionizing the genre, but there are moments of suspense and tenderness that should charm young ones and maybe even teach them some lessons about empathy and acceptance. (Stream it on Netflix.)

‘Earwig

and the Witch’

“Earwig and the Witch” is another children’s movie made by the son of a famous director — this one by Goro Miyazaki, son of Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away,” “Howl’s Moving Castle”). This computer-generated animated movie from Studio Ghibli was originally made for Japanese TV and re-voiced with an English-speaking cast. It is about a plucky young orphan named Earwig (Taylor Paige Henderson) who is left at the door of an orphanage by her rock-star biological mother. Eventually Earwig — who is renamed Erica during the movie — is adopted by a witch called Bella Yaga (Vanessa Marshall) and her demon friend Mandrake (Richard E. Grant). Erica hasn’t longed to be adopted, but off she goes. The witch puts her to work helping with magic spells and potions, and along the way, Erica discovers magical powers of her own. The movie is based on a book of the same title by Diana Wynne Jones, and even though the plot is a little thin and the visuals are not nearly as beautiful to look at as most Studio Ghibli productions, it’ll entertain kids who love a good witch tale. (Stream it on HBO Max.)

In “Chupa,” director Jonás Cuarón (son of Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón) turns the chupacabra into a cuddly, adorable furry-winged creature.

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg voice Chip, center, and Dale, right, in “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” available to stream on Disney+.

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Pink gala around the world

By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS

Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico celebrated the second edition of the Pink Gala with the theme “Pink Around the World” and the organization’s 20th anniversary at the luxurious Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan.

At the event, more than 500 beautifully dressed guests sashayed in themed pink gowns and classic tuxedos set against impressive décor and special touches designed by the renowned Omar Torres Luciano of Luciano Designs, Events and Flowers, setting the stage for an unforgettable evening. To further complement the spectacular night in support of such a valuable initiative, attendees also enjoyed champagne and savory hors d’oeuvres while enjoying violin and cello music, and mixed and mingled with costumed characters that joined in on impromptu photos with the delighted guests.

Soon after, those in attendance glided into the beautifully decorated ballroom where hosts Estefanía Soto and Bryan Villarini; Dr. Anna Di Marco,

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gala president; Dr. Eva Cruz, board president; and Lynette M. Rodríguez, executive director, presented welcome speeches while expressing gratitude for everyone’s support.

The Pink Gala was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Luis Báez Díaz, founder of the organization, Dayanara Torres, exMiss Universe, and five breast cancer survivors who inspired us with their personal stories.

To end the festivities, guests danced to El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, A Son de Guerra, The Comebacks, and DJ Ruby while indulging in a delicious buffet.

Colberg Rodríguez, Isabel Pardo, Ivette Sosa, Alfonso Pardo

Dayanara Torres, Dra. Anna Di Marco

From left, Eva Cruz (president of Susan G. Komen), Marcia Cruz, Grisselle Pérez, Limary Ríos, Mareli Colón

Fahad Ghaffar, Glenda Ghaffar

César Ramírez, Janice Febres, Dra. Niurka Rosado, Dr. Ángel Rivera

Janet Vélez, Lorna Farrulla, Gabriela Díaz, Lizzette Rodríguez, Sandra Cerda

Zilvett Zamora, Wilnelia Merced

Shirley Fornés, Dr. José Rivera

U.S. drug overdose toll neared 110,000 in 2022

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Nearly 110,000 people died last year of drug overdoses in the United States, according to preliminary federal data published on Wednesday, a staggering figure that nonetheless represented a plateau after two years of sharp increases.

The preliminary count of 109,680 overdose deaths was only slightly higher than the figure for 2021, when 109,179 people were estimated to have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overdose deaths had climbed significantly that year and the prior year, increasing by roughly 17% in 2021 and 30% in 2020.

Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, said in a statement on Wednesday that the Biden administration’s overdose strategies were working. “We’ve expanded treatment to millions of Americans, we’re improving access to naloxone to reverse overdoses and we’re attacking the illicit fentanyl supply chain at every choke point,” he said.

Still, the newly released data offered the latest indication of the catastrophic effects of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is often mixed with stimulants and other drugs and can go undetected before a drug sample is ingested. Synthetic opioids contributed to about 75,000 overdose deaths last year, according to the CDC.

The six-figure death toll was another signal that the nation’s efforts to unwind the damage from an increasingly complex and deadly drug supply are still far from complete. Drug overdoses have contributed to a decrease in life expectancy in the United States and are one of the nation’s leading causes of death. Other drugs in the nation’s supply that can be mixed with fentanyl, such as the cheap and addictive animal tranquilizer xylazine, have heightened the dangers of opioid use.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy last month designated xylazine as an “emerging drug threat,” a move that requires the Biden administration to organize a governmentwide plan to respond to the drug’s spread.

The count of overdose deaths in 2022 was an estimate and may change as the government

reviews more death records from states, officials cautioned. A final count for 2022 will not be published until later this year or early next year, a CDC spokesperson said.

Since the 1970s, the number of drug overdose deaths has climbed every year, with the exception of 2018. The sharp increases in 2020 and 2021 “were driven for the most part by the major changes of fentanyl availability around so many parts of the country,” said Dr. Wilson M. Compton, the deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

Still, Ciccarone said, “one can’t be utterly optimistic that this is a signal of a permanent change.” He warned of the continuing trend of overdose deaths among unsuspecting people using counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.

Many of the interventions that the Biden administration has called for in a bid to reduce overdose deaths are loosely organized in a strategy known as “harm reduction,” which encourages the use of tools that make drug consumption safer. President Joe Biden is the first

president to endorse the strategy.

A key part of the strategy is naloxone, an overdose-reversing medication that can now be sold over the counter. Nabarun Dasgupta, a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who has researched naloxone use in the United States, said some states that had been particularly aggressive in deploying the medication, such as Arizona, Utah and West Virginia, saw decreases in overdose deaths last year.

An effective addiction treatment for opioid users that can be taken at home, buprenorphine, is now easier to prescribe. But the medication is still significantly underprescribed, including for Black patients, a recent study found.

Drug checking tools, such as fentanyl test strips that alert users to the presence of the drug in a sample, have also saved lives, public health experts say.“When people know, they can make different choices or safer choices,” said Colleen Daley Ndoye, the executive director of Project Weber/Renew, an organization in Providence, Rhode Island, that works with drug users and distributes fentanyl test strips.

The group plans to open the first supervised drug consumption site legalized by a state early next year. Drug checking machines will most likely be a component of the site, Daley Ndoye said.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIANDO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYANILLA EN SABANA GRANDE RICARDO ANTONIO

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Peticionario vs. EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: GY2023CV00055

SOBRE: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO.

El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, a todo el que tenga derecho real sobre el inmueble descrito en la Petición de Expediente de Dominio, a las personas ignoradas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción solicitada, así como los colindantes, causahabientes o herederos y en general a toda persona que desee oponerse. Por la presente se le notifica que comparezca, si creyera que le conviene, a este Honorable Tribunal, dentro de veinte (20) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, el cual se publicará por tres (3) veces y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por el peticionario para adquirir el dominio de la siguiente propiedad: URBANO: Solar número Quinientos Cincuenta y Seis (556) de la Calle José Belén Gotay de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, antes Calle Palma Número veintinueve (29), tiene un área de CIENTO VEINTICINCO METROS CON VEINTIOCHO CENTIMETROS CUADRADOS. Colinda por el Norte con Alma Quiles antes hoy su sucesión, teniendo una longitud de doce metros; por el Este con José R. Figueroa antes, ahora Noel Morales Orta, que mide doce metros de largo; por el Sur con la Calle José Belén Gotay, por donde mide nueve metros de frente; y por el Oeste con Residencial Los Flamboyanes, por donde mide doce metros. Enclava en dicho solar una estructura residencial construida en hormigón armado y bloques. Debe notificar con copia de sus alegaciones a la representación legal del promovente, Lcdo. Joseph Brocco Santiago, P.O. Box 608, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico 006240608, Teléfono 787-836-3020. En Yauco, Puerto Rico a 25 de abril de 2023. Carmen Tirú Quiñones, Secretaria. Delia Aponte Velázquez, Secretaria Auxiliar I.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE JOHN CHRISTIAN BERNHARTSEN; COMPUESTA POR

FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y BIRGITTE ARPE BERNHARTSEN, POR SÍ Y EN EL CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

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Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

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GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Aguadilla, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA, SEGUNDO PISO, OFICINA DEL ALGUACIL REGIONAL, CALLE PROGRESO #70, EN AGUADILLA, el 2 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se des-

cribe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Coto del Municipio de lsabela compuesto de 416.68 metros cuadrados. De terreno que mide 33.334 metros de frente por 12 metros de fondo. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar “B”, dedicado a uso público; por el SUR, ESTE y OESTE, con el remanente de la finca principal de donde se segrega. Consta inscrita al folio 286 del tomo 244 de lsabela, finca número 12472, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Aguadilla. Propiedad localizada en: Sr 113 KM 51 Cotto Ward, lsabela, PR 00662. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por cargas anteriores o cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $58,400.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Aguadilla, el 9 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $38,933.33, 2/3 partes del tipo mínimo establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $29,200.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Aguadilla, el 16 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $28,213.77 de principal, intereses al tipo del 7.5% anual según ajustado desde el día 1ro. de marzo de 2021 hasta el pago de la deuda en su totalidad, más la suma de $5,840.00 por concepto de honorarios de

abogado y costas autorizadas por el Tribunal, más las cantidades que se adeudan mensualmente por concepto de seguro hipotecario, cargos por demora, y otros adeudados que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si ésto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de abril de 2023. ESTEBAN ATILES FELICIANO, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #984, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA, SALA SUPERIOR.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE ROBERTO CIRILO RAMIREZ COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS

CONOCIDOS BENJAMIN CIRILO GONZALEZ Y ANA H. CRUZ DIAZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION; AUTORIDAD PARA EL FINANCIAMIENTO DE LA VIVIENDA DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados

Civil Núm.: FA2022CV00500.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 19 de agosto de 2022, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 12 de enero de 2023 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela C: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Zarzal Arriba, del término municipal de Río Grande, Puerto Rico, compuesto de dos punto mil setenta y ocho cuerdas (2.1078 cdas.) equivalente a ocho mil doscientos ochenta y cuatro punto cuatro mil novecientos treinta metros cuadrados (8,284.4930 m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar B del plano, en una distancia de 72.00 metros; SUR, con Samuel Méndez, en una distancia de 79.258 metros; ESTE, con Ángel C. Gómez, en una distancia de 104.00 metros; OESTE, con parcela D del plano, en una distancia de 21.965 metros y con el camino municipal en una distancia de 91.475 metros. FINCA

NÚMERO: 30,193, inscrita al folio 145 del tomo 516 de Río Grande, sección III de Carolina. Dirección Física: CARR. PR #966, KM. 2, INT., CAMINO LOS RAMOS, BO. ZARZAL, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 8 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Fajardo. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $164,866.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 15 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3)

partes del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $109,910.66. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 23 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $82,433.00. Si se declare desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Con el importe de esta venta se habrá de satisfacer el balance de la sentencia dictada en este caso el cual consiste en el pago de $142,177.99 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 3.500% anual más recargos hasta su pago, más el pago de lo pactado en la sentencia para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Si la subasta es adjudicada a un tercero y luego se deja sin efecto, el tercero a favor de quién se adjudicó la subasta solo tendrá derecho a la devolución del monto consignado más no tendrá derecho a entablar recurso o reclamo adicional alguno (judicial o extrajudicial) contra el demandante y/o el acreedor y/o inversionista, dueño pagaré y/o su abogado. Si se anula la venta, el comprador tendrá derecho a la devolución del depósito de la venta judicial menos los honorarios y costos incurridos en el proceso de venta judicial. No tendrá ningún otro recurso contra el acreedor hipotecario ejecutante ni la representación legal de éste. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a la Autoridad para el Financia-

miento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico, Programa Bono de Vivienda para Gastos de Cierre, por éstos constar con unas condiciones restrictivas a su favor por la suma de $8,250.00 para gastos. Además, se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 25 de enero de 2023. DENISE BRUNO ORTIZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO.

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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION T/C/C

FANNIE MAE

Demandante Vs. EDIL TORRES DÍAZ

Demandado

Civil Núm.: MZ2021CV01644. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 17 de noviembre de 2022, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 14 de febrero de 2023 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamiento marcado con el número Cinco-A en el quinto piso del Condominio Méndez Vigo, sito en la Calle Méndez Vigo número noventa y cinco en Mayagüez, con un área superficial de setecientos veintisiete punto veinticinco pies cuadrados, equivalentes a sesenta y siete punto cincuenta y nueve metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, con el apartamiento Cinco-B; por el SUR, con elementos exteriores del edificio que a su vez, colindan con la plaza descubierta que da acceso al edificio y las dos escaleras que sirven de acceso a dicha plaza; por el ESTE, con pasillo interior que da acceso al mismo y con el apartamiento Cinco-G; y por el OESTE, con elementos exteriores del edificio y el solar en que enclava el mismo. Consiste de sala, comedor con su closet, un dormitorio con su closet, baño y balcón. Le corresponde el uso exclusivo de un área de estacionamiento para un vehículo de motor marcado Cinco-A. Le corresponde a este apartamiento 3% en los elementos comunes generales y en 20.02% en los elementos comunes limitados. FINCA NÚMERO: 24,294, inscrita al folio 177 del tomo 838 de Mayagüez, Registro de Mayagüez. Dirección Física: COND. MENDEZ VIGO, APT. 5-A, MAYAGÜEZ PR 00680. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 13 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Mayagüez. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como

Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, y notifique con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante la Lcda. Zilmarie

Delgado Pieras, 33 Calle Resolución, Suite 302, San Juan, PR 00920-2727; Tel. (787) 7826500, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle.

EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. LAURA

I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA E. COLLAZO FEBUS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

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GERARDO JAVIER

MORALES RODRIGUEZ

Y LUZ NILDA RIVERA MEDINA

Demandante V.

POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC.; JUAN DEL PUEBLO

Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA

CANCELACIÓN POR

DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: GM2023CV00325.

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JUAN DEL PUEBLO

Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un (1)

RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUZ M. GUZMÁN SANTIAGO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante Vs. JOSÉ D. LUGO MARTÍNEZ, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SG2023CV00199. Salón: 0200. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: JOSÉ D. LUGO MARTÍNEZ, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado una Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Germán, P. O. Box 223, San Germán, Puerto Rico 00683-0223 y notifique a la LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al P.O. Box 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 006812342, Teléfonos: (787) 8329620 / (845) 345-3985 / (787) 538-9920, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO

LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MILITZA LORENZO VEGA, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE EDNA MARGARITA FONTÁNEZ BRIGANTY T/C/C EDNA FONTÁNEZ BRIGANTY, COMPUESTA POR “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; EL CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: BY2022CV05348.

MARISOL ROSADO

pagaré hipotecario a favor de Popular Mortgage Inc., por la suma de $64,452.00. El pagaré por fue suscrito el día 5 de julio de 2001, ante el notario Ivan Alonso Costa, garantizado por hipoteca constituida mediante la Escritura número 280, e inscrita al folio 93 del tomo 175 de Santa Isabel, inscripción 5ta, sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el numero noventa y tres (93) en el plano de parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Jauca III, radicada en el Barrio Jauca del término municipal de Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero (0) cuerdas con mil cuarenta y nueve diezmilésimas de otra (0.1049 cuerda), equivalentes a cuatrocientos doce punto cuarenta y seis (412.46) metros cuadrados; En lindes: por el NORTE, con la parcela número ciento diez y seis (116) de la comunidad; por el SUR, con la calle número seis (6) de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela número noventa y cuatro (94) de la comunidad y por el OESTE, con la parcela número noventa y dos (92) de la comunidad. FINCA #4508 inscrita al folio 93 del tomo 175 de Santa Isabel. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Guayama. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Debe notificar con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante a la Lcda. Zilmarie Delgado Pieras, 33 calle Resolución Suite 302, San Juan, PR 00920; Tel. (787) 782-6500, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Guayama, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de mayo de 2023.

MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 11 de mayo de 2023.

Sala: 503. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 1 de mayo de 2023, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Nuevo del término municipal de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de mil metros cuadrados y en lindes por el NORTE, en treintiocho punto treintitres metros con terrenos propiedad de la Sucesión Manuel Martínez; por el SUR, en treinta y cuatro punto cero dos metros con la carretera Estatal ochocientos dieciséis; por el ESTE, en veinte y siete punto ochentisiete metros con el remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; y por el OESTE, en veintinueve metros con terrenos propiedad de Tomás Centeno. Inscrita en la finca número 52,041, al folio 121 del tomo 1,174 de Bayamón Sur. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Bayamón. Propiedad ubicada, según pagaré, en: KM 8.1 SR-816 Barrio Nuevo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan ins-

critos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 29 de mayo de 2019, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso civil número BY2019CV02869, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, contra Sucesión de Edna Margarita Fontanéz Briganty también conocida como Edna Fontánez Briganty, compuesta por Andrés Montes Fontánez y John Doe y Richard Doe como posibles herederos desconocidos, El Honorable Secretario del Departamento de Hacienda del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico; El Centro de Recaudaciones de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM), por la suma de $158,589.92 más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 25 de febrero de 2020, al tomo Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca número 52,041, anotación A. Aviso de Demanda de fecha 21 de octubre de 2022, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso civil número BY2022CV05348, seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, contra Sucesión de Edna Margarita Fontanez Briganty también conocida como Edna Fontanez Briganti, compuesta por John Doe y Richard Roe como posibles herederos desconocidos, CRIM, por la suma de $160,715.88, anotado el día 31 de octubre de 2022, al tomo Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca número 52,041, anotación B. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor, el día 9 de febrero de 2023, archivada en autos y notificada el 14 de febrero de 2023, y publicada en periódico de circulación general, “The San Daily Star”, el 16 de febrero de 2023, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $160,715.88 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 2.50% desde el 1ro de junio de 2018; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intere-

ses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $16,116.64 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 22 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el cuarto piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas de Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $161,166.41. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 29 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el cuarto piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas de Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $107,444.27, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 6 DE JULIO DE 2023 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el cuarto piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas de Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $80,583.20, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda

aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 09 de mayo de 2023. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN.

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Demandante V. SUCESION DE MARIA DEL CARMEN ORTIZ CARABALLO, RODRIGUEZ ORTIZ; EDWARD NOEL

RODRIGUEZ ORTIZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO

A LA CUOTA VIUDAL

USUFRUCTUARIA; FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (“CRIM”)

Demandado(a)

Civil: CA2022CV02436. 401.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO

EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA

POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MARIA DEL CARMEN ORTIZ CARABALLO. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 9 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de mayo de 2023. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 12 de mayo de 2023. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. SUCN IRMA DE LA TORRE RAMOS ET AL Y/O

Demandado(a)

Civil: CA2022CV00612. Sala: 403. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA, PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: SUCESION DE IRMA DE LA TORRE RAMOS COMPUESTA POR ROBERTO GONZALEZ DE LA TORRE, ROSEMARIE GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, ROBERTO GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, ROXANNE GONZALEZ MARTINEZ Y CARMEN MIGDALIA DE LA TORRE RAMOS, LA SUCESION DE VICENTE PIERANTONI PEREZ COMPUESTA POR MAGDA TERESA PIERANTONI GONZALEZ,

VICENTE PIERANTONI GONZALEZ, MIGUEL ANDRES PIERANTONI GONZALEZ.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de mayo de 2023. En CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, el 12 de mayo de 2023. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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SECURITIES

ACQUISITION TRUST

2019-HB1

Demandante Vs.

SUCESION ROSARIO

RIVERA VELEZ T/C/C

ROSARIO RIVERA T/C/C

ROSARIO RIVERA VELE

COMPUESTA POR EDWIN

SANTANA RIVERA; JOHN

DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV06841.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ-

RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 12 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número cincuenta y tres A de la Manzana HK de la Urbanización Caparra Terrace, situada en el Barrio Monacillos del Municipio de Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, compuesto de doscientos cincuenta y siete metros cuadrados con treinta y uno centésimas de metro cuadrado, colindando por el NORTE, en veinte y un metros cincuenta centímetros con la Calle número setenta, antes hoy “Street Number Thirty, S.E.”; por el SUR, en veintiún metros con noventa y un centímetros con los solares número treinta y siete A y treinta siete B de dicha manzana; por el ESTE, en trece metros tres centímetros, con el solar número cincuenta y cuatro B; y por el OESTE, en diez metros sesenta y ocho centímetros, con el solar número cincuenta y tres B de dicha manzana. Enclava en este solar una casa de concreto armado con techo de azotea y piso de losas del país, de una sola planta que constituye una vivienda independiente. Finca número 9,342, inscrita al folio 81 del tomo 247 de Monacillos, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección III. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 124 del tomo 995 de Monacillos, finca 9,342, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección III, inscripción 12ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. CAPARRA TERRACE, 815 CALLE 30 SE, SAN JUAN, P.R. 00921. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certi-

ficación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $213,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 17 de noviembre de 2082. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $213,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 20 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $142,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $106,500.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 27 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $95,849.99 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $42,287.44 en intereses acumulados al 1 de junio de 2022 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 3.193% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $16,716.61 en seguro hipotecario; $3,024.53 en seguro; $425.00 de tasaciones; $460.00 de inspecciones; $705.00 de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $21,300.00, equivalente al 10% del principal por honorarios de abogado pactados; la propiedad garantiza una cantidad igual por intereses vencidos que se acumulen hasta dicho monto; la propiedad garantiza una cantidad igual por adelanto, si algunos, que tenga que incurrir el acreedor; así como cualquier otra suma que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca. Dichas sumas están vencidas, son líquidas y

exigibles. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 5 de mayo de 2023. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #368.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE HARRY BRAY PÉREZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO HARRY BRAY Y COMO BRAY COMPUESTA POR HARRY SEGUNDO BRAY LEAL, ENRIQUE MANUEL BRAY LEAL; FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: GB2023CV00027.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: LA SUCESIÓN DE HARRY BRAY PÉREZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO HARRY BRAY Y COMO BRAY COMPUESTA POR HARRY

SEGUNDO BRAY LEAL, ENRIQUE MANUEL BRAY LEAL; FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN.

El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días. El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.” Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia del causante, HARRY BRAY PÉREZ, también conocido como HARRY BRAY y como BRAY. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada. Los abogados de la parte demandante son:

Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero

T.S.P.R. Núm. 18074 TROMBERG, MORRIS & POULIN, LLC

1515 South Federal Highway, Suite 100

Boca Raton, FL 33432 Tel. 877-338-4101 / Fax: 561-338-4077 prservice@tmppllc.com / asaez@tmppllc.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 9 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL II. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL I.

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Demandante V. MARÍA LUISA ALICEA CRUZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO MARÍA

L. ALICEA CRUZ, MARÍA ALICIA CRUZ, MARÍA LUISA ALICEA, MARÍA L. ALICEA Y COMO MARÍA ALICEA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: TJ2023CV00133. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: MARÍA LUISA ALICEA CRUZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO MARÍA L. ALICEACRUZ, MARÍA ALICIA CRUZ, MARÍA LUISA ALICEA, MARÍA L. ALICEA Y COMO MARÍA ALICEA.

Queden emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto y deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), el cual podrá acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en Rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su discreción, lo entiende procedente. Los abogados de la parte demandante son:

Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero

T.S.P.R. Núm. 18074

TROMBERG, MORRIS & POULIN, LLC

1515 South Federal Highway, Suite 100

Boca Raton, FL 33432

Tel. 877-338-4101 /

Fax: 561-338-4077 prservice@tmppllc.com / asaez@tmppllc.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 11 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. KANELLY M. ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs LA SUCESION DE LUIS

MANUEL APONTE LOPEZ

T/C/C LUIS M. APONTE LOPEZ COMPUESTA

POR ANLWIS MANUEL APONTE COLON, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, ELIZABETH ROBLES

TORRES POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA Demandado(a)

Civil Núm.: CG2023CV00080. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA

POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: ANLWIS MANUEL APONTE COLON, COMO HEREDERO DE LUIS MANUEL APONTE LOPEZ T/C/C LUIS M. APONTE LOPEZ, ELIZABETH ROBLES TORRES POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAD USUFRUCTUARIA A SUS ULTIMAS DIRECCIONES CONOCIDAS: URB.

JARDINES DE RABANAL

6 (61) CALLE BAMBU, CIDRA PR 00739; RR 1 BOX 3082-1, CIDRA, PR 00739-8206; URB.

JARDINES DE RABANAL, 7 CALLE BAMBU, CIDRA PR 00739-9923, CORREO ELECTRONICO: robleselizabeth851@ gmail.com.

FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LUIS MANUEL APONTE LOPEZ T/C/C LUIS M. APONTE LOPEZ CON DIRECCION E IDENTIDAD DESCONOCIDA (Nombre de las partes a las que se les notifica la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de marzo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la

publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de mayo de 2023. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 10 de mayo de 2023. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE MIGUEL GRATACÓS DÍAZ COMPUESTA POR MICHELLE MARIE GRATACÓS ARILL, MIGUEL JOSÉ GRATACÓS ARILL, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, LAURA VÍA DELGADO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2023CV00898. (307). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO e INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: FULANO y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE MIGUEL GRATACÓS DÍAZ. Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega se adeuda las siguientes cantidades: $37,407.81 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 5.875% anual desde el 1 de septiembre de 2022 hasta su completo pago, más $414.12 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $10,000.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma

que contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento, inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: URBANA:

PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL:

Edificio número 8: Apartamento número 401 (8-401) de hormigón armado y bloques para fines residenciales localizado en el 4to piso del edificio que a su vez forma parte del conjunto de edificios conocidos como “Condominio Costa Brava”, radicado en el Barrio Machos del término Municipal de Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Consta de un área superficial de 1,081.9514 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 100.5166 metros cuadrados.

Colinda por el NOROESTE: con pared medianera que lo separa del apartamento número 402 del edificio del que forma parte; por el SUROESTE: con área exterior; por el NORESTE: con área exterior; y por el SURESTE: con área exterior.

Dicho apartamento consta de tres cuartos dormitorios con sus closets, dos cuartos de baño, sala- comedor, cocina-laundry, y un pasillo o corredor que da acceso de la sala-comedor a las habitaciones donde ubican un “linen-closet” y una terraza- patio. Su puerta de entrada está localizada en el extremo Noroeste de su sala-comedor y la misma da acceso directo al exterior del edificio. Está equipado con un fregadero doble en la cocina, una pileta de lavado en el área de lavandería, un calentador de agua. Tiene el uso y disfrute con carácter exclusivo de un área de terraza parcialmente techada ubicada en la azotea, de aproximadamente de 163.0729 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 15.1499 metros cuadrados, accesible mediante una escalera en forma de espiral localizada en su balcón. Le corresponde en los elementos comunes generales una participación de 0.5286% y dos áreas o espacios tipo sencillo para el estacionamiento de vehículos de motor, identificadas ambas con el número del apartamento. Inscrita al folio 196 del tomo 169 de Ceiba, Finca 10618. Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 196 vuelto del tomo 169 de Ceiba, Finca 10618. Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo. Inscripción segunda. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. Se interpela a los demandados para que acepten o renuncien a la herencia de la causante dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuesen emplazados o requeridos que contesten, para darle cumplimiento al Art. 957

del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A., Sec. 2785 entendiéndose que, si no se expresan dentro de dicho término, aceptan el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo PR 00970-3922, Teléfonos: (787) 789-1826 y (787) 708-0566, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 15 de mayo de 2023 en Fajardo, Puerto Rico. WANDA I.

SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA

REGIONAL. LINDA I. MEDINA

MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. AULIO ANSELMO

HERNANDEZ DE AZA, ARELIS RUIZ PEREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CA2023CV01150. 404. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA “IN REM” (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A La Parte Co-

Demandada: ARELIS RUÍZ

PÉREZ, POR SÍ Y COMO

REPRESENTANTE DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON EL

SR. AULIO ANSELMO HERNÁNDEZ DE AZA, A

SUS ÚLTIMAS

DIRECCIONES CONOCIDAS: (A)

1693 QUINNIPIAC AVE. CT NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT 06513; (B) #108-31 CALLE 82 URB. VILLA CAROLINA CAROLINA, PR 009854103.

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma de $134,467.59 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de noviembre de 2022, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además, la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 5.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $14,400.00. Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $14,400.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $14,400.00 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 32, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 24 de febrero de 2010, ante el notario Eduardo E. Ortíz Rivera, modificado mediante la escritura número 658, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de septiembre de 2013, ante el notario Néstor Machado Cortés, de la finca número 25,009, inscrita al Folio 228 del Tomo 622 de Carolina, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Segunda. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico

de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo. Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6221, Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 6257001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribuna. DADA hoy 17 de mayo de 2023, en Carolina, Puerto Rico. KANELLY ZAYAS, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs SUCESION DE ISABELINO COLON SOTO COMPUESTA

POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

Y/O MIEMBROS CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION INTERES EN LA SUCESION

Demandado(a)

Núm. Civil: HU2022CV01199. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: SUCESION DE ISABELINO COLON SOTO COMPUESTA

POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

Y/O MIEMBROS CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION MAMBICHE PRIETO (Registralmente Barrios Mambiche Y Antón Ruíz). Parcela

Número 5, RD 938, KM 1, HM 5 Humacao, PR 00791; HC-03 Box 6364 Humacao, PR 00791 y Bo. Mambiche Blanco, RD 938, KM 1, HM 5, Humacao, PR 00791.

P/C LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 11 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 11 de mayo de 2023. En HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, el 11 de mayo de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IVELISSE M. MONCLOVA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. ANGEL FRANCO SIERRA, SU ESPOSA MARIANGELIE COLÓN

SOTO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandado(a)

Civil: FA2023CV00008. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: ANGEL FRANCO SIERRA, SU ESPOSA

MARIANGELIE COLÓN

SOTO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS. CALLE 1 LOTE

8 7-B,

BO ZARZAL,

SECTOR CAROLA, RIO GRANDE PR 00745

Y/O HC-4 BOX 5794

GUAYNABO PR 00971 Y/O

100 NW 11TH APT 205, MIAMI FL 33136.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 05 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 09 de mayo de 2023. En FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, el 09 de mayo de 2023. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.

LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ORIENTAL BANK

COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE THE MONEY HOUSE, INC.

Demandante Vs. LA SUCESION DE CARMEN DELIA

MARRERO ALEMAN

T/C/C CARMEN DE MARRERO T/C/C

CARMEN DELIA

MARRERO COMPUESTA

POR MYRNA IVELISSE

ROMERO MARRERO; FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV00235. Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA).

EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO Y MANDAMIENTO DE INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A La Parte CoDemandada: FULANA

Y FULANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS

DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN

DELIA MARRERO

ALEMÁN T/C/C

CARMEN D. MARRERO

T/C/C CARMEN

DELIA MARRERO, A LAS SIGUIENTES

DIRECCIONES: FÍSICA

Y POSTAL: URB. SAN

FRANCISCO #1676

CALLE DIAMELA SAN JUAN, PR 00927-6317.

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en contra de La Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero

Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero, en la cual se alega que adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma de $229,415.03 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de marzo de 2020, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además La Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c

Carmen Delia Marrero adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $24,580.20. Además

La Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $24,580.20 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $24,580.20 para cubrir cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 236, otorgada en Carolina, Puerto Rico, el día 15 de septiembre de 2016, ante la notario Saideth Cristobal Martínez, de la finca número 22,581, inscrita al Folio 191 del Tomo 723 de Monacillos, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Tercera. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del dere-

cho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda enmendada en su contra. Se les ordena a que dentro del término de treinta (30) días, a partir de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero. Los co-demandados miembros de La Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero se incluyen en la demanda enmendada ya que como herederos responden por las cargas de la herencia según lo dispuesto en Nuestro Ordenamiento Jurídico. Se les apercibe y notifica que, de no expresarse dentro de ese término de 30 días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe que luego del transcurso del término de 30 días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. 2785. Se ordena a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que La Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero, se incluye a los herederos conocidos y herederos desconocidos de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero denominados Fulana y Fulano De Tal como miembros desconocidos de la Sucesión de Carmen Delia Marrero Alemán t/c/c Carmen D. Marrero t/c/c Carmen Delia Marrero, proceda a notificar la presente Orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. Se le(s) emplaza y requiere que dentro de los sesenta (60) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto excluyendo el día de la publicación de este edicto conteste(n) la demanda radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo. Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan,

Puerto Rico 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 6257001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/smnac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le(s) advierte que si dejare(n) de contestar la Demanda en el período de tiempo antes mencionado, podrá dictarse contra usted( es) Sentencia en Rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s).

EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy 16 de mayo de 2023, en San Juan, Puerto Rico. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA I. RÍOS LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. IRIS JEANNETTE LA FOSSE ORTIZ

Demandados

Civil Núm.: BY2023CV01852. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A La Parte Demandada: IRIS JEANNETTE LA FOSSE ORTIZ, A SUS DIRECCIONES CONOCIDAS: (A) PO BOX 8883 BAYAMON, PR 00960-8883; (B) URB. SANTA ELENITA AC-2 CALLE 37 BAYAMON, PR00957; (C) 4 WATER COURSE OCALA, FLORIDA, 34472.

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma $68,345.88 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de noviembre de 2022, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación.

Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 5.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $7,500.00. Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $7,500.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $7,500.00 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 44, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de febrero de 2005, ante el notario Félix Javier Santiago García, modificada mediante la escritura número 9, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 18 de febrero de 2011, ante la notario Rosanna Rivera Sánchez, modificada por segunda ocasión mediante la escritura número 115, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de mayo de 2014, ante la notario Genevieve López Stipes, de la finca número 49,101, inscrita al Folio 116 del Tomo 1,096 de Bayamón Sur, Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección Primera. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo. Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 625-7001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Dentro de los treinta (30)

días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y son el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy 16 de mayo de 2023, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. LCDA. LAURA I.

SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE RAMONA SOTO SALGADO T/C/C

RAMONA SOTO

GUZMÁN COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

Demandado(a)

Civil: VB2023CV00145. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE RAMONA SOTO SALGADO T/C/C

RAMONA SOTO GUZMÁN. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha

sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de mayo de 2023. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 12 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA

SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. SONIA VIVOLA VELEZ

Demandada

Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV08268.

Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia notificado por el Tribunal el día 4 de mayo de 2023, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé e4n pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar de forma rectangular que mide doce metros de frente por veintiún metros de fondo, marcado con el número veintiséis de la Manzana “CQ” de la Urbanización Puerto Nuevo propiedad de la Everlasting Development Corporation, que radica en el Barrio Monacillos de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de doscientos cincuenta y dos metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, SUR, ESTE, y OESTE, con terrenos propiedad de la Everlasting Development Corporation, y dando frente al Norte con la Calle denominada Calle número diecinueve de la Urbanización. Enclava casa, según inscripción 2da. Inscrita en la finca 5882, (antes 4758) inscrita al tomo Karibe de Monacllos. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de San Juan. La propiedad está ubicada, según pagaré, en: Solar número 26, Urb. Puerto Nuevo, propiedad Everlasting Development Corporation, Bo. Monacillos, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico y/o Calle 14 NE 1022 Pto. Nuevo, San Juan, PR. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o dere-

chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 15 de septiembre de 2022, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso civil número SJ2022CV08268, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, contra Sonia Vivola Vélez, por la suma de $86,416.55 más otras sumas, anotado el día 22 de septiembre de 2022, al tomo Karibe de Monacillos, finca número 5,882, anotación A. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día 23 de marzo de 2023, archivada en autos y notificada el 24 de marzo de 2022, y publicada en periódico de circulación general, “The San Daily Star”, el 28 de marzo de 2023, en el presente caso civil, a saber, la suma de $86,416.55 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 4.00% desde el 1ro de marzo de 2022; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $10,870.60 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente (“Sentencia”). La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 20 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $108,706.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 27 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para

la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $72,470.66, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 5 DE JULIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $54,353.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los

DE PUERTO RICO

mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de mayo de 2023. Pedro Hieye González, Alguacil de la División de Subastas, Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan.

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Parte Demandante Vs ASSOCIATES

INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS

Parte Demandada

Caso Núm.: CG2023CV00458. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: ASSOCIATES

INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

CORPORATION¡ JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se les notifica la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 5 de mayo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de mayo de 2023. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 15 de mayo de 2023. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JESSENIA PEDRAZA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. BURNAC MORTGAGE INVESTORS REPRESENTADA POR LTD, LA CUAL CAMBIÓ DE NOMBRE A APPEAL INVESTMENT LTD Y POSTERIORMENTE SE FUSIONÓ, SUBSISTIENDO BURNAC CORPORATION; R-G PREMIER BANK OF PUERTO RICO, HOY ORIENTAL BANK; FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO MAS CUAL Demandado(a)

Civil: SJ2023CV00242. Sala: 802. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE HIPOTECA REPRESENTADO POR PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: BURNAC MORTGAGE INVESTORS LTD, LA CUAL CAMBIÓ DE NOMBRE A APPEAL INVESTMENT LTD Y POSTERIORMENTE SE FUSIONÓ, SUBSISTIENDO BURNAC CORPORATION; FULANO DE TAL, Y MENGANO MAS CUAL. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de marzo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 11 de mayo de 2023. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 11 de mayo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELSIE PRATTS MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Rafael Nadal withdraws from the French Open, wants to play one more year

By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN and CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

Rafael Nadal, the 14-time French Open men’s singles champion, will not compete in this year’s edition of the event that has defined his career because of an injury that has sidelined him for months.

Nadal, who has competed in Paris every year since 2005 and has an astonishing record of 112-3 at Roland Garros, made the announcement in a news conference Thursday at his tennis academy on the Spanish island of Majorca.

Nadal said he would further extend his break from the game to try to get healthy and then attempt to play next season, which he said “probably is going to be my last year in the professional tour.”

“That’s my idea,” he said. “Even that, I can’t say that 100% it’s going to be like this because you never know what is going to happen, but my idea and motivation is to try to enjoy and to try to say goodbye to all the tournaments that have been important to me in my tennis career.”

His withdrawal from the French Open, which is scheduled to begin May 28, was not a surprise. He has not played since suffering an injury to his lower abdomen and right leg at the Australian Open in January. But the reality of the announcement, and his approaching absence from the red clay he has ruled for so long, jolted the tennis world.

“I was working as much as possible every single day for the last four months and they have been very difficult months because we were not able to find the solution to the problem I had in Australia,” Nadal said. “Today I am still in the position where I am not able to feel myself ready to compete at the standards I need to be to play at Roland Garros.”

Nadal won last year’s French Open to claim his 22nd Grand Slam singles title, and he has repeatedly called the tournament, the year’s second major, the most important of his career. His absence will create a massive void that the statue of him just steps away from the main stadium ensures will be a theme throughout the event.

Nadal made it clear that he did not want to play the tournament with no realistic chance of being truly competitive.

“I am not a guy who is going to be at Roland Garros and just try to be there and put myself in a position I don’t like to be in,” he said.

Nadal said that after pushing himself through pain to try to get ready for the French Open, he will now take an extended break from practice in an attempt to get healthy.

“I don’t know when I will be able to come back to the practice court, but I will stop for a while,” he said. “Maybe two months. Maybe one month and a half. Maybe three months. Maybe four months. I don’t know. I’m not the guy who likes to predict the future but I am just following my personal feelings and just following what I really believe is the right thing to do for my body and for my personal happiness.”

For weeks, as the pro tennis tour has meandered through the European clay season, which he has dominated throughout his career, Nadal’s health and his halting rehabilitation process have been some of the game’s main plot points. The conversation has gotten louder each week his withdrawals — from tournaments in Monte Carlo, then Barcelona, then Madrid — mounted.

His most expansive comments before Thursday came in a video posted on social media last month in which he explained that his ongoing battle to recover from the tear in his psoas muscle in his lower abdomen and upper right leg had not gone as planned. Nadal suffered the injury in January during the second round of the Australian Open, the year’s first major tournament, where he was attempting to defend his title.

The psoas muscle injury is the latest in a string of ailments over the past 18 months — the flare-up of a chronic foot injury, a cracked rib and a pulled abdominal muscle — that have caused Nadal, who turns 37 on June 3, to miss many of the tournaments that are usu-

ally on his schedule. It comes at a time in his career when retirement has begun to feel less conceptual and more like a looming reality with each passing week.

Making matters worse, tennis punishes inactivity in a way that can make coming back from long layoffs especially difficult. If Nadal misses the entire clay court season, he will experience a calamitous drop in the world rankings unlike anything he has been through during the past two decades.

In March, Nadal dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in 18 years. By missing the French Open, he is likely to drop out of the top 100 for the first time since 2003. While he will still be able to gain entry into any tournament by requesting a wild card, depending on how long he is sidelined and whether his ranking will qualify for protection, he may not be seeded and is likely to face top players far earlier than he usually

would.

That will present a special challenge for Nadal, who has often talked about needing to play himself into form and finding his rhythm with a series of wins against lesser competition. That opportunity will not be available without a higher ranking, and winning matches is the only way to achieve a higher ranking. Andy Murray of Britain, who turned 36 on May 15, is a two-time Wimbledon champion who climbed to No. 1 in 2016 and has been battling this dynamic since his return from major hip surgery four years ago.

Nadal’s absence figures to leave the door wide-open for Carlos Alcaraz, the Spanish sensation who turned 20 this month and last year became the youngest man to achieve the world’s top ranking after winning the U.S. Open; or Novak Djokovic, who is tied with Nadal with 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Djokovic has had his own injury problems during the clay court season, though he has appeared to be in solid form this week in Rome at the Italian Open.

When he rejoined the tour in April, he aggravated an elbow injury in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Then he withdrew from Madrid so he could rest for Rome, where he has won six times, and Roland Garros, where he has won twice, most recently in 2021.

Djokovic, the world No. 1, missed two important hard court tournaments in the United States in March because he could not gain entry into the country without being vaccinated against COVID-19. The Biden administration has ended that requirement, meaning Djokovic will be able to play in the U.S. Open.

Rafael Nadal has been suffering from an injury to his lower abdomen and right leg since the Australian Open in January.

How Victor Wembanyama could fit on the San Antonio Spurs

By KRIS RHIM

Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 dynamic forward who is this year’s most prized NBA prospect, cheered with his family in France as the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 draft lottery Tuesday night. In San Antonio, fans, perhaps understandably, celebrated like they had won a championship, yelling in bars and honking car horns.

An ESPN reporter who interviewed Wembanyama on television moments after the Spurs won the lottery acted as if the draft, which is next month, had already happened. “What are the San Antonio Spurs getting in Victor Wembanyama?” the reporter asked.

Typically, athletes in these situations try to dismiss the idea that they will be the No. 1 pick and deflect with answers about being happy with whichever team selects them and how thankful they will be to be drafted at all.

But not Wembanyama, and frankly, why would he? He isn’t a typical draft prospect, and he wasn’t going to pretend to be one, either. He didn’t deflect. He had a straightforward answer about what he could be for the Spurs.

“A team player,” he said, adding: “I’m trying to win a ring ASAP, so be ready.”

Here’s what to know about the Spurs and Wembanyama, the 19-year-old star of the French professional team Metropolitans 92.

France and the Spurs have a long and successful connection.

Tony Parker and Boris Diaw are two of the best basketball players from France to ever play in the NBA, and they both won championships with the Spurs under coach Gregg Popovich.

The Spurs drafted Parker with the 28th pick in the 2001 draft. He spent 17 seasons with the team, winning four titles, and he

will be the first French player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, with the ceremony scheduled for August. Parker posted a photo on Twitter of Wembanyama wearing a No. 9 Spurs jersey — Parker’s number — as a child and wrote, “Yesss he’s going to the @spurs!!! So proud of you.”

Diaw played for the Spurs in five seasons, and helped them win a championship in 2014.

“There’s a special relationship between France and the Spurs because of Tony, of course, and also Boris,” Wembanyama said on Tuesday. “I know half of the country, maybe if not the whole country, wanted the Spurs to have the first pick, so I was looking at everyone, and everyone was happy, so I was too.”

The Spurs have a great track record with big men.

Already being called the greatest prospect ever, Wembanyama will now follow in the footsteps of Tim Duncan and David Robinson, two of the best big men in NBA history. Together, they led the Spurs to two championships, then Duncan led the Spurs to three more titles after Robinson retired.

The good part for Wembanyama is that Popovich, who coached Duncan and Robinson, is still there to help him develop. Still, Wembanyama is a much different player from Robinson or Duncan, traditional big men who were at their best playing in the post with their backs to the basket.

Wembanyama is comfortable scoring at all three levels of the court, adeptly dribbling around defenders to score and shoot-

ing jumpers that players his size are not supposed to be able to make. It will be a new experience for Popovich.

San Antonio is one of the most successful franchises in NBA history.

The Spurs have the fifth-most championships in NBA history (five), and won all of them between 1999 and 2014 under Popovich. With Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginóbili, the Spurs developed a core that anchored a dynasty.

Duncan was the best player of the group, winning the MVP award in 2002 and 2003. His Spurs also fended off many great teams and players to win championships. In both the 1999 and 2003 Western Conference semifinals, they beat Los Angeles Lakers teams led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. In the 2007 NBA finals, they swept LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.

“The talent, the coaching, everything in San Antonio was kind of a perfect storm,” Bryant said on the “All the Smoke” podcast in 2020. “If they weren’t in the picture, we probably would have won 10 in a row.”

The Spurs have struggled and been involved in controversy.

When the Spurs were winning, they were considered the model franchise in the NBA, with a great coach and stars who willingly bought into his system. But that mystique has dissolved.

The Spurs have not made the playoffs since 2019 and have become something of a punching bag in the league. At a news conference in September just before the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Popovich

was honest about where the team stood: “Nobody here should go to Vegas with the thought of betting on us to win the championship,” he said. “And I know somebody will say, ‘Gosh, what a Debbie Downer. There’s a chance. What if they work really hard?’ It’s probably not going to happen.”

Popovich was right. The Spurs won 22 games, their third-lowest win total in franchise history.

Amid that abysmal season, Joshua Primo, the Spurs’ 2021 first-round draft pick, was accused of repeatedly exposing himself to a team sports psychologist during treatment sessions. The psychologist accused the team of failing to protect her and others even after she reported Primo’s conduct.

The Spurs cut Primo, and the psychologist settled a lawsuit against the team and Primo.

San Antonio couldn’t make it work with one key star.

In Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs appeared to have found their next star to lead them out of the Duncan, Parker and Ginóbili years. He helped them win a championship in 2014 and was named the finals MVP. But in the 2017-18 season, Leonard injured his thigh and missed most of the year.

Throughout the year, some public comments by teammates and Popovich seemed to imply that they questioned the severity of Leonard’s injury. At one point, Parker said he had the “same kind of injury” as Leonard, “but it was a hundred times worse,” and it had only taken him eight months to recover.

After the season, Leonard requested a trade and was sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a package that included DeMar DeRozan. The next season, Leonard led the Raptors to their first title in franchise history.

The Spurs roster lacks talent.

Unlike Duncan, Wembanyama may not have an established big man like Robinson on the team who can help him grow.

The Spurs are laden with young players; only three players on the roster this season have more than four years of experience. Wembanyama will become the team’s best player on Day 1, responsible for carrying one of the league’s most notable franchises back to relevancy.

Of course, the Spurs have the whole summer to rebuild their team around Wembanyama. Based on how their fans are celebrating, everyone in San Antonio is ready for something new.

Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4 forward from France, would fit in with the Spurs’ tradition of game-changing big men.

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How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules:

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

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Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

Until now, you may have been too stubborn about doing what you want without trying to address the question of your financial means, Aries. Even if it seems too materialistic, It’s urgent that you take care of this question. Push ahead and try to raise your standard of living, because you have something to learn in this domain.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

You could be a situation in which you have to make a decision about a relationship, Taurus. Perhaps old demons have come back to haunt you about your freedom, and now you have doubts. Don’t listen to the doubts, because if you do, you may regress ten paces in your emotional life. Roll the dice and decide.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

You aren’t the biggest advocate for working under constraints, Gemini, so today is going to be good for you. You will accept them, and gracefully. Do you understand the meaning of such a day? It would be wonderful if you learned how to hold onto the paradox you discover. The greatest freedom comes through discipline. If you can do this, you will be happy!

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

Abandon the myth that you don’t have any gifts or means at your disposal, Cancer. The proof is that you have your body. Are you taking care of yourself? Do you exercise? Do you take care of minor health issues? All of these questions are related. You regard your gifts the same way you regard your body.

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

Leo, if you’re waiting for someone to fulfill all of your needs, you may have to wait a very long time. The paradox of love is that it arrives on your doorstep in its most profound form when you need it least. So take whatever steps you must in order to fulfill yourself. If you don’t, you will be eternally dependent, which doesn’t suit you very well.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

If you have children, their difficulties may remind you of your own, Virgo. Or their education brings back memories of your own. Have you held onto any issues from that period that still bother you today? This would be a good time to ask yourself that question. The answer could benefit your loved ones dramatically.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

Don’t spend beyond your means today, Libra! If you happen to be in a crowd of enthusiastic shoppers, it could be disastrous for your wallet. You could yield to the prevailing spending mood all too easily! On the other hand, perhaps you owe yourself a treat. If you feel this is the case, at least limit yourself a bit.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

Minor tensions will arise today, Scorpio. Someone close to you, perhaps your partner or a parental figure - seems to be trying to convince you to adopt a certain behavior you aren’t willing to follow. Will you negotiate gently or forcefully? The second seems more likely. Knowing that, do your best to control it.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

The mood will be a bit oppressive today, Sagittarius. After meeting the challenges presented by the past several days, you’re likely to want a little peace and quiet! But you can expect to be sought out and asked to assume your duties. You may feel like forgetting the whole thing and running away. Be reasonable and wait until you have some vacation time.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

This isn’t a day for subtle, sensitive people like you, Capricorn. In fact, the winner will probably be the one who shouts the loudest and bangs on the table. The air of aggression will have an effect on you. You could be somewhat upset and more vulnerable than usual. It would be wise for you to stay away from all the commotion.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)

Some differences of opinion concerning your love life may come up today, Aquarius. You could find your beloved taking more liberties than you allow yourself. Instead of resenting it, follow your partner’s lead. This could be a chance to realize that you need more novelty in the emotional realm. Be open to looking into the possibilities. The day ahead could bring you just what you seek.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

This day may not be one of your favorites, Pisces. You may be all too aware of the constraints of your chief occupation. You’re likely to hanker for appropriate rewards for your labors. This is a good day to define new personal and professional goals. They will sustain you through your chores. In the meantime, how about asking for that raise?

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