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Speaker of the House of Representatives Rafael Hernández Montañez announced Tuesday that on June 6, lawmakers will vote on the island government’s budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
He also said the last day to pass bills for the current session is June 25.
The House on Tuesday approved House Resolution 971 to investigate the findings in recent police operations of about 100 vacant public housing apartments being used for drug trafficking operations.
“This legislative body must monitor compliance with the laws and safeguard the safety of its constituents,” said Rep. Ángel Bulerín Ramos, who authored the measure. “Therefore, it is necessary and worthy to investigate this matter of high public interest and request the pertinent information to ensure that corrective actions are taken that contribute to guaranteeing and improving the quality
of life of citizens.”
The bill’s preamble highlights that during January of this year, and as part of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (NPPR) offensive against violence and drug trafficking, a sizable simultaneous operation was carried out at three public housing facilities in the municipality of San Juan. The mega-operation was conducted in the Jardines del Paraíso, Las Dalias and Monte Hatillo areas, which resulted in a dozen arrests.
Meanwhile, the House passed House Bill 1546, which creates the Bill of Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence.
“Domestic violence is a manifestation of discrimination contrary to the provisions of our Constitution, and with this bill, we would take a great step forward in protecting surviving victims of this serious situation that afflicts society,” Rep. Wanda del Valle Correa said.
According to NPPR statistics, for the year 2020, the Early Intervention System, Domestic Violence Module reported 6,540 incidents. In addition, the Office of the Women’s Advocate reported some 6,725 incidents for the year 2019 and 6,603 for 2020.
Likewise, the House voted to investigate the existing protocols for addressing cases of gender violence and complaints filed against NPPR agents.
“We recognize that the working conditions of police officers are precarious and more resources are needed so that we have an optimal police force to work effectively,” said Popular Democratic Party Rep. Jocelyn Rodríguez Negrón, who chairs the Women’s Affairs Committee in the lower chamber. The investigation seeks to find the system’s current failures, solve them, and provide the necessary resources so that the agents have professional help to deal with the pressure their work implies.
“It is a priority that processes are identified in time to avoid future misfortunes,” Rodríguez Negrón emphasized.
A story published on page 5 of Tuesday’s edition of the STAR should have said the reduction consumers are expected to see in energy rates will go into effect in August. The story should have also said that certain costs associated with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s liquified natural gas contract with New Fortress Energy will go down to $6.50 from $7.50.
Agroup of organizations representing a broad spectrum of Puerto Rican society denounced on Tuesday the aggressive charter schools expansion plan in Puerto Rico, which they say aims to drain enrollment and resources from public schools.
The trend includes Paradiso College Preparatory and LEAP Social Enterprise, two companies that intend to receive public funds for private use. Paradiso College Preparatory is part of a conglomerate of 14 corporations supported by Act 22 investors seeking to buy a property and expand this public education system’s privatization model. Likewise, LEAP Social Enterprise, a company linked to multiple scandals related to the management of a charter school in New Jersey, will receive $9.5 million in federal funds to expand the model used at the LEAP STEAM+E Academy of San Juan charter school to 10 other communities in Puerto Rico.
“The public education of the people is being viciously attacked,” said Mercedes Martínez, president of the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation. “There is an attempt to dismantle it to privilege the friends of Law 22, as is the case of Robert Acosta and his charter Paradiso College. This company intends to evict the Vila Mayo School community to benefit the pockets of Law 22 investors who see dollars and cents in our students. That is why we will defend the right to public education for all. Puerto Rico needs to strengthen its public education system, not dismantle it. We need true school autonomy, and for this Law 85 must be repealed and replaced by a true Educational Reform Law.”
The group charged that one of the inves-
tors behind this conglomerate is Kira Golden, a beneficiary of Act 22 who has acquired almost a dozen buildings in Río Piedras and who has openly stated that Hurricane Maria was a “blessing” for Puerto Rico because it has allowed outside investors, spurred by Act 22 incentives, to enter the real estate market and buy properties at bargain prices.
“Kira Golden is a Law 22 vulture investor who started by acquiring property in Río Piedras and now wants to monopolize our public education by diverting funds from our schools to profit from the corrupt business of charter schools,” said Alonso Ortiz Menchaca, executive director of El Otro Puerto Rico. “This privatization model seeks to put public money in private pockets by guaranteeing the profits of these companies with our taxes while allowing them to evade the
responsibility of providing information about their operations and trampling on the rights of our teachers. Handing over our educational system to the Law 22 invaders would be handing over our sons and daughters into the clutches of vultures that seek to take us out of our country and impoverish us in the process.”
The coalition of organizations has called for a march against charter schools on Thursday at 3:30 pm, from Plaza Colón in Old San Juan to La Fortaleza. The coalition is also demanding the approval of a joint resolution filed in the Senate to establish a moratorium on the creation and expansion of the public system privatization model.
“Senate Joint Resolution 424 proposes an immediate moratorium on establishing charter schools in our archipelago until the form and manner in which the Department of Education is establishing these contracts without providing information to the community, or consulting it, are investigated,” Martínez said. “This is our demand for the march on Thursday, June 1.”
Senate Joint Resolution 424 was introduced by Sens. María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP by its Spanish acronym), Ana Irma Rivera Lassén and Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl of the Citizen Victory Movement (MVC by its Spanish initials) and Migdalia Padilla Alvelo of the New Progressive Party, and independent Sen. José Vargas Vidot. The measure seeks to declare a five-year moratorium, during which the Puerto Rico Department of Education (DE) would be prohibited from approving the establishment or expansion of charter schools, or “Alianza Public Schools,” to guarantee that existing public schools have adequate funds
and resources to serve the student population of their communities with dignity, and that all families in Puerto Rico have access to a quality public education.
Nehemías García, spokesman for the MVC Education Network and a teacher in the public education system, condemned the fact that charter schools do not follow the teaching curriculum of the island’s educational system or DE public policies.
“These companies receive public funds for Special Education teachers and support staff, but they resist compliance with the services required for special education students, Spanish learners, and immigrants, among others,” García said. “They also turn non-secular institutions into charter schools, such as the Christian Military Academy in the Arecibo Educational Region. The DE insists on using public resources to guarantee the profits of private entities, while public schools lack what is necessary for their proper functioning. And that is why as a network and as a movement, we strongly oppose the Department of Education privatization.”
PIP spokesman and House Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón said meanwhile that it was necessary to maintain the integrity of the education system to safeguard the fundamental right to free public education.
“The Puerto Rican Independence Party rejects the privatization of the Puerto Rican educational system, and we demand the fundamental right to free public education,” he said. “Together with the teachers and the students, we will not stop defending the integrity of our education system. For this reason, we join the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation’s call to march on Thursday, June 1 in defense of public schools.”
New Progressive Party (NPP) Reps. José Aponte Hernández, Víctor Parés Otero, Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez, José “Cheito” Hernández Concepción and Ángel Morey Noble expressed their opposition on Tuesday to a House substitute bill for concurrent resolutions 12 and 30, which establishes a second round of voting if no gubernatorial candidate achieves 50 percent of the votes in a general election.
“We are against the substitute [measure] that makes it possible to amend Section 1
of Article IV and Section 4 of Article VI of the Constitution so that it is required that a person to be elected governor must have 50 percent of the votes or go to a second round, a second election,” the legislators said in a written statement. “This type of system, known as ‘Instant Runoff Voting’ far from being a panacea, is a confusing system that leaves out the democratic exercise of going to the polls on election day. In conclusion, this is an attempt by the Popular Democratic Party to try to appear to be the second electoral force in Puerto Rico.”
What the Popular Democratic Party (PDP)
wants, “in its attempt to appear relevant, is to confuse the electorate in Puerto Rico,” they added.
“What this does is that candidates without much support can sit down to negotiate for a second round, instead of allowing the candidate with the most votes to win,” the lawmakers said. “This is without adding that what will happen is great confusion in the people and lower electoral participation, because some will say Why vote? It’s a bad measure for our democracy.”
“This measure seeks to implement alliances between candidates who are not in
favor of the People in the general election in order to have a chance to win,’ they continued. “But examples in Latin America, such as Hugo Chávez in Venezuela in 1998, show that those alliances that the Popular Party wants to make do not work and lead to dislocation in government, because they are different visions of public administration. If they want 50 percent or more, why didn’t the PDP accept the results of the status consultation? Simple, because they only care about seeing themselves as the second party in Puerto Rico and are desperate to make alliances for it.”
By THE STAR STAFF
Guánica Mayor Ismael “Titi” Rodríguez Ramos announced that on Tuesday morning the total demolition had begun of the building that housed the old Guaniqueña mayor’s office.
The structure was seriously damaged as a result of the earthquakes of 2020.
After rigorous structural studies, it was determined that the building was unusable. The municipality in turn determined that it would erect a new building that will combine commercial spaces on the first floor and administrative offices on the remaining floors.
The structure was built in 2007. In March, the process of dismantling everything related to doors, windows and metal
parts of the structure began.
“What we are doing today is part of a project that includes improvements in the urban center, such as the remodeling of the famous boardwalk that borders the bay, as well as the public square,” Rodríguez Ramos said in a written statement. “The goal is to promote the development of trade in the area, as well as tourism.”
After the earthquake of January 2020, the municipal administration could not offer services again in the structure that bore the name of former Gov. Sila María Calderón.
“In May 2021, we inaugurated the … provisional mayor’s office in the facilities of the Artisan Tourist Kiosks on highway PR-333,” the mayor said. “The recovery of Guánica is going step by step and we are constantly following up on pending projects.”
By THE STAR STAFF
The judge overseeing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) bankruptcy process is ordering more transparency from stakeholders.
U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain said in a May 26 order in PREPA’s bankruptcy case that she would only review redacted documents if the court has approved the redactions.
“The court will not review or otherwise utilize any redacted documents that have been sent to the court unless and until parties seek and obtain approval of an appropriate request to file such documents under seal or
the parties file the unredacted documents publicly on the docket,” Swain said.
Following a previous order, Swain had permitted PREPA stakeholders to submit redacted documents to the docket and then send to the court unredacted versions. However, she decided to modify her previous order. It is not the first time Swain has ruled for greater transparency. For example, she said on May 15 that the Financial Oversight and Management Board’s “vague and unsupported speculations” about harm from unsealing an expert declaration are insufficient to keep a report secret. She gave the oversight board time to appeal her ruling. The report, in essence, stated that the cost of the energy rate could
not be more than 6% of the median household income.
The Title III bankruptcy court will conduct a hearing on Tuesday, June 6 to estimate the size of the debt the bankrupt PREPA can pay to its bondholders, who are insisting on payment in full of the more than $8 billion in bonded debt.
Swain said the parties’ expert witnesses will be required to proffer their direct testimony in declarations, which must be filed by June 1. PREPA has been in bankruptcy since 2017 to restructure nearly $10 billion in debt.
As expected, the oversight board and the bondholders are at odds as to the amounts the bankrupt electrical utility can pay back to the bondholders.
By THE STAR STAFFJustice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández announced Tuesday that criminal charges were filed against Griselle Cruz Christian, an employee of the Treasury Department, for illegal appropriation of the daily collections at the Vieques colecturía during August, September and October 2022.
“Whoever appropriates the revenues from the Department of the Treasury is really stealing from the people, from citizens who work and fulfill their responsibilities,” the Justice secretary said in a written statement.
Judge Annette Santiago Díaz determined cause for arrest and set bail at $7,500. Cruz Christian, who worked as a collection assistant, could face a sentence of three to eight years in prison.
The investigation began after the Treasury Department made a referral to the Justice Department in December of last year, in which it was alleged that the employee
had stopped depositing the daily collections from August to October 2022, and allegedly appropriated of $116,096.94, knowing that the money belonged to the Treasury Department.
“Through our internal control processes, we were able to identify certain irregularities in the balancing of deposits at the Vieques collection office,” Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés Alicea said. “We activated the corresponding internal investigation protocols and referred the findings to the Department of Justice, which filed charges of aggravated illegal appropriation, fraud and violation of the Ethics Law. We absolutely reject these actions and affirm our commitment to ensure the proper management and use of public funds.”
Cruz Christian was removed from her position, the Treasury chief added.
“In addition to external efforts to prevent and detect acts of evasion and other tax crimes, internally we are also educating employees about the consequences of
committing acts of corruption or bribery,” he said. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 5.
Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Jesús Manuel Ortiz González on Tuesday appointed Pablo José Hernández Rivera, the PDP candidate for the resident commissioner post, as the party’s assistant secretary of federal and international affairs.
The appointment was one of the programmatic commitments announced by Ortiz González during his campaign for the party presidency.
According to PDP regulations, the assistant secretary will be responsible for “attending to the affairs of Puerto Rico in the Federal Capital, maintaining direct communication with political parties and other nonpartisan organizations of the United States and other countries that have a social democratic philosophy, similar to that of the Popular Democratic Party.”
Ortiz González said that “many years ago the PDP stopped doing consistent work in Washington, and we are not going to wait for Pablo José to win the resident commissioner post to begin to recover the lost ground.”
“We will work hand in hand on all issues related to economic development, health, security, political status and other efforts that are addressed from the federal capital,” he said.
Regarding his appointment, Pablo José Hernández Rivera said his immediate priorities will be to: 1) prevent the approval of the Puerto Rico Status Act in the U.S. Congress; 2) strengthen the relationship with the Democratic Party of the United States; and 3) establish relations with international parties with a social democratic philosophy similar to that of the Popular Democratic Party.
Hernández Rivera, meanwhile praised Ortiz González as a leader who “keeps his promises” and who has “demonstrated great effectiveness in his beginnings as president,” highlighting among his achievements “the reevaluation of the amendments to the Electoral Code.”
Regarding his appointment, Hernández Rivera said his immediate priorities will be to: 1) prevent the approval of the Puerto Rico Status Act (H.R. 2757); 2) strengthen the relationship with the Democratic Party of the United States; and 3) establish relations with international parties with a social democratic philosophy similar to that of the PDP.
“We will begin work this week, since we will have an event with the leader of the Democratic minority in the House and future speaker, Hakeem Jeffries,” Hernández Rivera said.
The resident commissioner hopeful held a meeting with Jeffries on May 22, in which he urged Democrats to stand firm against Republican-led budget cuts to prevent debt default.
“It is important for Puerto Ricans to know: Non-payment and cuts can affect beneficiaries of Social Security, the PAN [Nutrition Assistance Program], Medicare and the health card, and would put at risk tens of billions of dollars in federal funds for the reconstruction of Puerto Rico,” Hernández Rivera said after that meeting.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated more than $8.1 million to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Humacao, Jayuya, Las Piedras, Mayagüez, Patillas and Yauco.
Among the permanent projects are the Los Pilones Highway in Mayagüez and Gladys Bridge, in the Guardarraya neighborhood of Patillas, which have completed their construction.
“It’s been almost eight months since Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico last year. Since then, our government, through the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience of Puerto Rico (COR3), has worked very hard with FEMA and this important funding obligation is proof of the
productive coordination we have,” Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said in a written statement. “The reconstruction of Puerto Rico is underway and this time these efforts benefit our people in those municipalities. We continue to work alongside FEMA and our mayors because our actions speak louder than words.”
FEMA Federal Coordinator DuWayne Tewes added that “the residents of Patillas and Mayagüez will see the result of teamwork between FEMA and COR3.”
“Damaged roads that are unsafe to travel will now be repaired, giving us a hint of what recovery will look like as federal funds are committed and transformed into permanent works,” he said.
FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides applicants with federal grants for permanent works through reim-
bursement. When FEMA obligates funds for these projects, it means that the resources are committed, but have not yet been disbursed to the applicant. COR3 disburses the money to applicants when project requirements have been reviewed and approved.
When Category C funds are used to repair roads, bridges and infrastructure such as culverts and drainage pipes, roads and land are protected from erosion and the impact of heavy rainfall. About $300,000 was obligated to Humacao, more than $3.5 million to Jayuya, about $1.4 million to Las Piedras, about $400,000 to Mayagüez, more than $2 million to Patillas and more than $621,000 to Yauco.
To date, FEMA has allocated nearly $165 million in public assistance for the recovery effort followingHurricane Fiona, including nearly $12 million for permanent works.
Puerto Rico Police Bureau Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa on Tuesday attributed the more violent conduct of criminals to video games.
“These people in their childhood perhaps did not have the necessary values instilled and now, with the issue of social networks, the pressure of games, video games apparently, because they shoot more without any scruples, that is what we are facing,” the commissioner said in a radio interview.
“They live the movie,” he added. “They don’t think it’s a
human being, which is something that fills them with pride, but for us it’s not like that. We have been working with this type of situation since 2021.”
Regarding the massacre on Saturday night on the premises of the Piel Kanela bar-restaurant in Río Piedras, López Figueroa said the police have knowledge of the people involved.
“We continue to do the work, identifying these individuals to follow up so we can arrest them, right,” he said. “It’s a complex crime problem; we have to come together as a society … the media, all communities, non-profit groups, faith communities and we’re doing it. What happens is that it is not reported.”
FEMA
The full legislative text of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s agreement in principle with President Joe Biden to suspend the nation’s borrowing limit revealed new and important details about the deal, which House lawmakers are expected to vote on this week.
The centerpiece of the agreement remains a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling, which caps the total amount of money the government is allowed to borrow. Suspending that cap, which is now set at $31.4 trillion, would allow the government to keep borrowing money and pay its bills on time — as long as Congress passes the agreement before June 5, when the Treasury Department has said the United States will run out of cash.
In exchange for suspending the limit, Republicans demanded a range of policy concessions from Biden. Chief among them are limits on the growth of federal discretionary spending over the next two years. Biden also agreed to some new work requirements for certain recipients of food stamps and the Temporary Aid for Needy Families program.
Both sides agreed to modest efforts meant to accelerate the permitting of some energy projects — and, in a surprise move, a fast track to construction for a new natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia that has been championed by Republican lawmakers and a key centrist Democrat.
Here’s what the legislation would do:
The deal suspends the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit until January 2025. Suspending the debt limit for a period of time is different from setting it at a new fixed level. It essentially gives the Treasury Department the latitude to borrow as much money as it needs to pay the nation’s bills during that time period, plus a few months after the limit is reached, as the department employs accounting maneuvers to keep up payments.
That’s different from the bill passed by House Republicans, which raised the limit by $1.5 trillion or through March 2024, whichever came first.
Under the new legislation, the debt limit will be set at whatever level it has reached when the suspension ends. For political reasons, Republicans tend to prefer suspending the debt limit rather than raising it, because it allows them to say they did not technically greenlight a higher debt limit.
The suspension will kick the next potential fight over the nation’s debt load to 2025 — past the next presidential election.
The bill cuts so-called nondefense discretionary, which includes domestic law enforcement, forest management, scientific research and more — for the 2024 fiscal year. It would limit all discretionary spending to 1% growth in 2025, which is effectively a budget cut, because that is projected to be slower than the rate of inflation.
The legislative text and White House officials tell different stories about how big those cuts actually are.
Some parts are clear. The proposed military spending budget would increase to $886 billion next year, which is in line with what Biden requested in his 2024 budget proposal, and rise to $895
billion in 2025. Spending on veterans’ health care, including newly approved measures to assist veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, would also be funded at the levels of Biden’s proposed budget.
Legislative text suggests nondefense discretionary outside of veterans’ programs would shrink in 2024 to about last year’s spending levels. But White House officials say a series of side deals with Republicans, including one related to funding for the Internal Revenue Service, will allow actual funding to be closer to this year’s levels.
Although Republicans had initially called for 10 years of spending caps, this legislation includes just two years of caps and then switches to spending targets that are not bound by law — essentially, just suggestions.
The White House estimates that the agreement will yield $1 trillion in savings over the course of a decade from reduced discretionary spending.
A New York Times analysis of the proposal — using White House estimates of the actual funding levels in the agreement, not just the levels in the legislative text — suggests it would reduce federal spending by about $55 billion next year, compared with Congressional Budget Office forecasts, and by another $81 billion in 2025. If spending then returned to growing as the budget office forecasts, the total savings over a decade would be about $860 billion.
The legislation takes aim at one of Biden’s biggest priorities — bolstering the IRS to go after tax cheats and ensure companies and rich individuals are paying what they owe.
Democrats included $80 billion to help the IRS hire thousands more employees and update its antiquated technology in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. The debt limit agreement would immediately rescind $1.38 billion from the IRS and ultimately repurpose another $20 billion from the $80 billion it received through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Administration officials said Sunday that they had agreed to reprogram $10 billion of extra IRS money in each of the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years, in order to maintain funding for some
nondefense discretionary programs.
The clawback will eat into the tax collection agency’s efforts to crack down on rich tax cheats. It is also a political win for Republicans, who have been outraged by the prospect of a beefed up IRS and approved legislation in the House to rescind the entire $80 billion.
Still, because of the leeway that the IRS has over how and when it spends the money, the clawback might not affect the agency’s plans in the next few years. Officials said in a background call with reporters that they expected no disruptions whatsoever from the loss of that money in the short term.
That’s likely because all of the $80 billion from the 2022 law was appropriated at once, but the agency planned to spend it over eight years. Officials suggested the IRS might simply pull forward some of the money earmarked for later years, then return to Congress later to ask for more money.
The legislation would impose new work requirements on older Americans who receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and who receive aid from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
The bill imposes new work requirements for food stamps on adults ages 50 to 54 who don’t have children living in their home. Under current law, those work requirements only apply to people age 18 to 49. The age limit will be phased in over three years, beginning in fiscal year 2023. And it includes a technical change to the TANF funding formula that could cause some states to divert dollars from the program.
The bill would also exempt veterans, the homeless and people who were children in foster care from food-stamp work requirements — a move White House officials say will offset the program’s new requirements, and leave roughly the same number of Americans eligible for nutrition assistance moving forward.
Still, the inclusion of new work requirements has drawn outrage from advocates for safety net assistance, who say it punishes vulnerable adults who are in need of food.
The agreement includes new measures to get energy projects approved more quickly by creating a lead agency to oversee reviews and require that they are completed in one to two years.
The legislation also includes a win for Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a Democratic centrist, by approving permitting requests for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas project in West Virginia. The $6.6 billion project is intended to carry gas about 300 miles from the Marcellus Shale fields in West Virginia across nearly 1,000 streams and wetlands before ending in Virginia.
Environmentalists, civil rights activists and many Democratic state lawmakers have opposed the project for years.
The bill officially puts an end to Biden’s freeze on student loan repayments by the end of August and restricts his ability to reinstate such a moratorium.
It does not move forward with the measure that House Republicans wanted to include that would halt Biden’s policy to
after 9/11. It has grown exponentially over the past five years, from a small office with a staff of five to a national organization with 75 employees stationed around the country.
What prompted its rapid expansion was the murder of 11 worshippers from three congregations by a hate-spouting gunman at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.
The trial for the gunman, scheduled to begin Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh, is taking place in a country that will be less shocked by any revelations than it might have been five years ago, given the prevalence now of mass shootings and incidents of antisemitism. The White House last week announced what it called the first national strategy to counter antisemitism, involving multiple agencies and focusing on training and prevention.
But if Jews in America are less surprised by such incidents now, they have become, by grim necessity, far more vigilant.
“The worst day of my professional career,” Orsini said in an interview at the group’s headquarters. He had been in charge of preparing the community for calamity, and it happened. But there was another way of looking at it, one that is the foundation of the work he does now: Had they not been taught the basic tactics of active-shooter response, the horror at Tree of Life would have been even worse.
“Bad things are going to happen,” Orsini said. “But we can give ourselves an edge.”
In a report released in March, the Anti-Defamation League counted 3,700 instances of antisemitic harassment, vandalism or assault around the country last year alone, the highest number in 43 years of keeping track. The FBI has also found hate crimes on the rise; of religiously motivated hate crimes, nearly two-thirds were targeted at Jews.
BY CAMPBELL ROBERTSONIn a dimly lit conference room on an upper floor of a Chicago midrise, an intricately detailed snapshot of American peril is being taken, minute by unsettling minute.
Reports from around the country — of gunshots, bomb threats, menacing antisemitic posts — flash across more than a dozen screens. A half-dozen analysts with backgrounds in the military or private intelligence are watching them, ready to alert any one of thousands of synagogues, community centers or day schools that appear to be at risk. Often, the analysts are the first to call.
This is the headquarters of the Secure Community Network, the closest thing to an official security agency for American Jewish institutions. There are other organizations that specialize in security for Jewish facilities, but none as broad as this group, which was created by the Jewish Federations of North America
The mass shooting in Pittsburgh was followed by arguably the most ambitious and comprehensive effort ever taken to protect Jewish life in the United States. In addition to bringing in more than $100 million dollars in federal grants to local Jewish organizations, the Jewish Federations of North America has raised $62 million with the ultimate goal of securing “every single Jewish community” on the continent.
There are now 93 Jewish Federations with full-time security directors, a more-than-fourfold increase over the past five years.
Local federations have long discussed security concerns with mayors and police chiefs, and some have paid for guards at schools and other places, said Eric Fingerhut, president of the JFNA. But never, he said, has there been “this kind of comprehensive effort to say every institution in every Jewish community needs to be secured and connected to a best-practices operation.”
Overseeing much of this operation is the Secure Community Network. The group’s senior national security adviser, the man who designed much of the approach that it shares with local federations, is Bradley Orsini, a burly, gregarious former FBI agent. In October 2018, he was the security director for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
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forgive between $10,000 and $20,000 in student loan debt for most borrowers. That initiative, which the Biden administration rolled out last year, is currently under review by the Supreme Court and could ultimately be blocked.
The bill also claws back about $30 billion in unspent money from a previous COVID relief bill signed by Biden, which had been a top Republican priority entering negotiations. Some of that money will be repurposed to boost nondefense discretionary spending.
According to an administration official, the deal leaves intact funding for two key COVID programs: Project NextGen, which aims to develop the next generation of coronavirus vaccines and treatments, and an initiative to offer free coronavirus
shots to the uninsured.
The agreement only sets parameters for the next two years of spending. Congress must fill them in by passing a raft of spending bills later this year. Large fights loom in the details of those bills, raising the possibility that lawmakers will not agree to spending plans in time and the government will shut down.
The agreement between Biden and McCarthy attempts to prod Congress to pass all its spending bills and avoid a shutdown, by threatening to reduce spending that is important to both parties. If lawmakers have not approved all 12 regular funding bills by the end of the year, the agreement tightens its spending caps. Nondefense discretionary spending would be set at 1% below current year levels, and it is possible that the IRS would not see its $10 billion in funding for next year repurposed for
The most terrifying of these have made national news, such as the hostage situation last year at a synagogue in Texas. In January 2022, a British citizen, apparently radicalized by Islamist extremists, took a rabbi and several others hostage. The hostages escaped unharmed — due in large part, the rabbi said afterward, to the training they had received from the Secure Community Network.
“It’s unfortunate that we’re growing, because the need is unfortunate,” Orsini said. “Everybody knows it’s not a matter of if. It’s a matter of when and where.”
When Orsini went to work at the Pittsburgh federation in 2017, Jewish people in the city and elsewhere were noting an ominous turn in the national rhetoric, in the undisguised hostility toward immigrants and dog-whistle warnings about “globalist elites.” But few saw imminent danger.
“When Brad started going out to our organizations, he said, ‘Do you get any threatening phone calls?’” said Jeff Finkelstein, president of the Pittsburgh federation. “And they said, ‘Yes.’ ‘So what do you do?’ ‘We don’t do anything.’”
Orsini, who is not Jewish but was attuned to the menace of violent bigotry from his years on the civil rights squad in Pittsburgh’s FBI office, devised a systematic approach to guarding Jewish institutions against attacks, which he called “the
The same levels would apply to defense and veterans’ spending — which would be, in effect, a significant cut to those programs compared with the agreed-upon caps. Democrats see the looming military cuts as a particularly strong incentive for Republicans to strike a deal to pass appropriations bills by the end of the year.
The final agreement includes far less reduction in future debt than either side proposed.
Republicans wanted much deeper spending cuts and stricter work requirements. They also wanted to repeal hundreds of billions of dollars in tax incentives signed by Biden to accelerate the transition to lower-emission energy sources and fight climate change. Biden wanted to raise taxes on corporations and high earners, and to take new steps to reduce Medicare’s spending on prescription drugs. None of those made it into the deal.
Pittsburgh model.”
He began by closely examining all of the Jewish facilities in the region and recommending security improvements, such as planning escape routes or installing bullet-resistant glass. He set about strengthening ties with local law enforcement and encouraging people to report any sign of hate activity.
And he held more than 100 training sessions, including two at Tree of Life, where in 2017 a skeptical congregant named Steven Weiss learned the principles of “Run, hide, fight.”
“We were just going through the motions,” Weiss, then a teacher, recalled. What was the point, he thought at the time. “Nothing is ever going to happen here.”
On a drizzly Saturday morning at the synagogue a year later, as he heard the gunfire in the hallway outside the chapel, Weiss scrambled to crouch behind a pew. Then he remembered Orsini’s words: “Don’t hide in plain sight. You’ve got to get out.” He saw another door and, with the gunshots growing closer, fled the room.
Active-shooter training is no guarantee against the kind of terror that unfolded on that day. But Weiss credits it with his survival.
The November after the attack, Lloyd Myers, a health care entrepreneur and philanthropist who worshipped for a time at Tree of Life, gathered a few dozen people for a brainstorming session.
“I started asking: ‘How could this happen?’” he said. “I’d ask my family, I’d ask rabbis, I’d ask people with the Federation. And everybody said, ‘The reality is nobody’s watching our backs.’”
Myers’ health care technology business had specialized in gathering open-source data and scouring it for patterns or signs of trouble. He wondered if this expertise could be of use. Orsini told him about the Secure Community Network.
Myers’ epidemiological approach — of “looking at hate as a virus,” as he described it — has come to fruition in the conference room full of screens at the network’s headquarters.
Much of the analysts’ days are spent plumbing the sewers
of the internet, sifting through posts doxxing prominent Jewish people or extolling violence, a noxious chore that one analyst referred to as “proactive threat-hunting.”
There are around 1,300 individuals in these channels whom the analysts watch particularly closely, sharing hundreds of disturbing finds with law enforcement that in some cases have led to arrests. But analysts said that antisemitic extremism is more decentralized than it was a few years ago, when the neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 drew mainstream attention to more organized far-right groups.
White supremacy shows up now in racist flyers tossed into front yards, in small rallies that quickly form and dissipate and in torrents of vile chatter coursing through online forums. In some ways, one analyst said, it makes things even more dangerous, akin to the scattering of small, quasi-independent terror cells.
The network is planning to operate a temporary outpost in Pittsburgh during the shooter’s trial, which will largely revolve around the question of whether he should be put to death.
The network’s director, Michael Masters, a Harvard Law graduate who served in the Marines, said that many Jewish communities he spoke with saw the attack in Pittsburgh at first as a tragic anomaly, rather than a sign of a new normal. But the shooting exactly six months later at a synagogue in Poway, California, in which the assailant named the Pittsburgh attacker as an inspiration, unraveled that notion.
“That was the moment where Brad and I saw a shift,” Masters said. “Even if you got that question still — ‘Well, I don’t know that it’s going to happen here’ — you could say, ‘Pittsburgh, Poway. We’re not going to choose the time and place.’”
The need for a newfound vigilance has largely been acknowledged, but there are still those who seem resistant. Weiss learned this when he left Pittsburgh and joined a new congregation in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where he immediately pointed out shortcomings in the synagogue’s security.
The rabbi there, Sam Yolen, said many members readily
understood Weiss’ warnings — particularly the young, who had seen the hate metastasizing online, and the very old, who had lived at a time when antisemitism was a fact of everyday life.
But some, he said — those who had come of age believing that they could live as Jews in America largely unexposed to threats or danger related to their identity — had required more convincing. “People who might have grown up with America’s promise of a white picket fence,” Yolen said, are having to learn that “that was the exception. Not the hate that we are experiencing now.”
The hostage situation in Texas was one of the more recent reminders of this new normal. After an 11-hour standoff at the synagogue, the rabbi, who had recently undergone training with the Secure Community Network, threw a chair at the attacker, giving the hostages a chance to escape. That chair now sits on a low platform in the Chicago headquarters.
Beside it is a smaller chair, the vinyl faded and pockmarked with holes. It is from Tree of Life.
At least nine people were wounded when gunfire erupted on Memorial Day between two groups near a beach in Hollywood, Florida, in a shooting that sent dozens of panicked beachgoers fleeing or ducking for cover Monday evening, officials said.
Deanna Bettineschi, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Police Department, said at a news conference Monday night that police responded earlier in the evening to reports of shots fired near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, about 20 miles north of Miami.
When police arrived, they found several people with gunshot wounds, and they began rendering aid, Bettineschi said. The victims were taken to area hospitals, including a children’s hospital.
Details about the victims remained unclear Monday night with differing police and hospital accounts. A spokesperson for the Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood said in an email that six adults and three children were among the victims, and they were all in stable condition Monday night.
In a second news conference Monday night, Bettineschi said that four children, ranging in ages from 1 to 17, were wounded
along with five adults, who were between 25 to 65. Bettineschi said that one victim was in surgery Monday night, and that the other eight victims were in stable condition.
It is unclear what led to the shooting or how many people were involved in the confrontation.
“There was a dispute between two different groups, and that’s when there was the gunfire,” Bettineschi said at the initial news conference.
One person of interest was in custody Monday night, and police were searching for another, she added.
The episode was one of the latest instances of gun violence in the United States, with shootings that have taken place in common areas such as schools, malls, dance halls, banks and workplaces.
The shooting Monday took place in a busy area along Hollywood Beach that is surrounded by bars, restaurants and hotels and where crowds had gone on the Memorial Day holiday. Videos circulating on social media from around the time of the shooting showed some people ducking for cover, while others ran off from the boardwalk area.
Other videos showed police officers and bystanders rendering aid to victims on or near the sand.
Bettineschi said that police believed some of the victims could have been bystanders caught in the dispute between the two groups.
Mayor Josh Levy of Hollywood said in the second news conference Monday night that the “altercation” between the two groups was “just completely unacceptable.”
“People come to enjoy a holiday weekend on the beach with their families,” Levy said. “To have people in complete, reckless disregard of the safety of the public, and to have an altercation with guns in a public setting with thousands of people around them, is beyond reckless.”
Chief Chris O’Brien of the Hollywood Police Department said that dozens of police officers were patrolling the area Monday as thousands were expected to visit the beach on the holiday. O’Brien asked witnesses to share videos or any information of the shooting with police to help the investigation.
“We will leave no stone unturned,” O’Brien said, adding that those involved “will be held accountable for their actions.”
Bettineschi said that police had set up an assistance center where witnesses could speak to detectives and where family members could be given information about the victims.
stamps and other government aid and an effort to speed permitting for some energy projects.
But its centerpiece is limits on spending. Negotiators agreed to slight cuts to discretionary spending — outside of defense and veterans’ care — from this year to next, after factoring in some accounting adjustments. Military and veterans’ spending would increase this year to the amount requested in Biden’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. All those programs would grow 1% in the 2025 fiscal year — which is less than they were projected to.
A New York Times analysis of the proposal suggests it would reduce federal spending by about $55 billion next year, compared with Congressional Budget Office forecasts, and by another $81 billion in 2025.
The first back-of-the-envelope analysis of the deal’s economic impacts came from Mark Zandi, a Moody’s Analytics economist. He had previously estimated that a prolonged default could kill 7 million jobs in the U.S. economy — and that a deep round of proposed Republican spending cuts would kill 2.6 million jobs.
His analysis of the emerging deal was far more modest: The economy would have 120,000 fewer jobs by the end of 2024 than it would without a deal, he estimates, and the unemployment rate would be about 0.1% higher.
Zandi wrote on Twitter on Friday that it was “Not the greatest timing for fiscal restraint as the economy is fragile and recession risks are high.” But, he said, “it is manageable.”
By JIM TANKERSLEYThe last time the United States came perilously close to defaulting on its debt, a Democratic president and a Republican speaker of the House cut a deal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and tightly restrain some federal spending growth for years to come. The deal averted default, but it hindered what was already a slow recovery from the Great Recession. The debt deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy have agreed to in principle is less restrictive than the one President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner cut in 2011, centered on just two years of cuts and caps in spending. The economy that will absorb those cuts is in much better shape. As a result, economists say the agreement is unlikely to inflict
the sort of lasting damage to the recovery that was caused by the 2011 debt ceiling deal — and, paradoxically, the newfound spending restraint might even help it.
“For months, I had worried about a major economic fallout from the negotiations, but the macro impact appears to be negligible at best,” said Ben Harris, a former deputy Treasury secretary for economic policy who left his post this year.
“The most important impact is the stability that comes with having a deal,” Harris said. “Markets can function knowing that we don’t have a cataclysmic debt ceiling crisis looming.”
Biden expressed confidence this month that any deal would not spark an economic downturn. That was in part because growth persisted over the past two years even as pandemic aid spending expired and total federal spending fell from elevated COVID-19 levels, helping to reduce the annual deficit by $1.7 trillion last year.
Asked at a news conference at the Group of 7 summit in Japan this month if spending cuts in a budget deal would cause a recession, Biden replied: “I know they won’t. I know they won’t. Matter of fact, the fact that we were able to cut government spending by $1.7 trillion, that didn’t cause a recession. That caused growth.”
The agreement in principle still must pass the House and Senate, where it is facing opposition from the most liberal and conservative members of Congress. It goes well beyond spending limits, also including new work requirements for food
Other economists say the economy could actually use a mild dose of fiscal austerity right now. That is because the biggest economic problem is persistent inflation, which is being driven in part by strong consumer spending. Removing some federal spending from the economy could aid the Federal Reserve, which has been trying to get price growth under control by raising interest rates.
“From a macroeconomic perspective, this deal is a small help,” said Jason Furman, a Harvard economist who was a deputy director of Obama’s National Economic Council in 2011. “The economy still needs cooling off, and this takes pressure off interest rates in accomplishing that cooling off.”
“I think the Fed will welcome the help,” he said.
While the deal will only modestly affect the nation’s future deficit levels, Republicans have argued that it will help the economy by reducing the accumulation of debt.
“We’re trying to bend the cost curve of the government for the American people,” Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., one of the negotiators, said this week.
Still, the spending reductions from the deal will affect nondefense discretionary programs, such as Head Start preschool, and the people they serve. New work requirements could choke off food and other assistance to vulnerable Americans.
Many progressive Democrats warned this week that those effects will amount to their own sort of economic damage.
“After inflation eats its share, flat funding will result in fewer households accessing rental assistance, fewer kids in Head Start and fewer services for seniors,” said Lindsay Owens, the executive director of the liberal Groundwork Collaborative in Washington.
Stocks on Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday, pressured by worries about U.S. lawmakers opposed to a deal to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, but supported by another surge in Nvidia shares that briefly lifted the chipmaker into the rare club of companies valued at $1 trillion.
The S&P 500 index closed essentially flat but remained near its highest level since August 2022, just above 4,200 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also was lower while the Nasdaq Composite rose. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were still set for monthly gains in May.
Over the weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and cap some federal spending.
On Tuesday, McCarthy said the deal should be “easy” for Republicans to vote for and was likely to pass, but some right-wing Republicans said they opposed the bipartisan deal.
“I would not be surprised if the first vote results in failure and they have to go back again,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA in New York. But I firmly believe a debt ceiling agreement will be approved before the June 5 drop dead date.”
The House Rules Committee began to consider the 99page bill, with the White House saying Biden talked to both progressive and moderate Democratic members of Congress.
Nvidia Corp pared gains after setting a record high. The company anticipates a surge in demand for its AI chips that power chatbot sensation ChatGPT and other applications.
The chipmaker rose 3.0% to close with a market cap of about $991 billion, just shy of the elite club of six companies valued at $1 trillion or more.
“Nvidia is the poster child for AI at the moment,” said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC. “If this AI trend is real, the immediate demand is going to be in chips and computing power.
Digital Realty rose 1.7% after surging 14.6% the prior two sessions on expectations data centers will benefit from AI computing.
Federal Reserve rate hikes to fight stubborn inflation are denting economic growth and corporate profits, leaving about 20 companies to drive a 10% total return for the S&P 500 so far this year, said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial in Troy, Michigan.
“Getting the debt ceiling legislation signed into law is not going to take away the other overhangs that are still out there on the market,” he said, adding that the majority of stocks are essentially treading water this year.
“That’s more telling of this market environment than the actual index performance of these handful of tech stocks.”
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index closed 0.1% higher. During the session it rose as much as 2.8%, hitting
its highest since February 2022.
Only three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors were higher, while declining stocks outweighed advancing shares on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 50.56 points, or 0.15%, to 33,042.78, the S&P 500 gained 0.07 points, or 0.00%, to 4,205.52 and the Nasdaq Composite added 41.74 points, or 0.32%, to 13,017.43.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.07 billion shares.
Data showed a consumer confidence rose more than expected in May, which could feed speculation that the Fed may hike rates more to fight inflation.
Futures traders assign a 65% chance of a 25 basis point rate hike at the end of Fed policymakers’ June 13-14 meeting. [FEDWATCH]
The Labor Department’s closely watched unemployment report for May, due on Friday, should hint at how resilient the economy has been as higher rates crimp company credit lines.
Tesla shares advanced, extending Friday’s gains. CEO Elon Musk arrived in China’s capital Beijing for the first time in three years.
At least eight drones targeted Moscow early Tuesday, according to Russian authorities, the first attack to hit civilian areas in the Russian capital and a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia.
The assault came after yet another overnight bombardment by Russian forces of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, which has faced a barrage of attacks in recent weeks that have put the city on edge and tested the country’s air defenses. Kyiv was attacked with at least 20 drones early Tuesday, leaving one person dead and unnerving exhausted residents.
The dueling strikes reflected the dialed-up tension and shifting priorities ahead of Ukraine’s expected counteroffensive. Ukraine has increasingly been reaching far into Russia-held territory, while Moscow has been adjusting its tactics in an effort to inflict significant damage on Kyiv.
Tuesday’s aerial assault on Moscow — in which at least three residential buildings sustained minor damage — comes weeks after a pair of explosions over the Kremlin,
a bold strike aimed at President Vladimir Putin’s seat of power. U.S. officials said the attack was most likely orchestrated by one of Ukraine’s special military or intelligence units.
The Russian defense ministry blamed Ukraine for Tuesday’s assault, describing the strike as a “terrorist attack” and saying that the drones had been intercepted. Putin briefly commented on the attack, telling a reporter that Russia’s air defenses
had proved adequate. “We have stuff to do,” he said in a video clip published by state news media. “We know what needs to be done.”
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, said Kyiv was not “directly involved” but was “happy” to watch. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s air force, which typically maintains a policy of strategic ambiguity over attacks in Russia, declined to com -
ment.
U.S. officials said they were still gathering information, noting that “as a general matter” the United States does not support strikes in Russia but that Tuesday marked the 17th time this month that Russia has attacked Kyiv.
Five of the drones that targeted Moscow on Tuesday were shot down and three others had their systems jammed, according to Russia’s defense ministry. The assault has raised further questions about Russia’s air defenses after explosions were reported over the Kremlin this month, with nationalist commentators calling it a “psychological blow” to Russians.
Attacks on Russia reportedly continued along the border with Ukraine. An anti-Kremlin paramilitary group that this month staged an incursion from Ukrainian territory into southern Russia said that it had attacked the border. “Another successful crossing” of the border, the group, the Russian Volunteer Corps, said on the Telegram messaging app. The claim had not been independently verified.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was traveling to Sweden on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day visit to Nordic countries that will focus on NATO’s support for Ukraine.
As wildfires buffeted western Canada on Tuesday, a blaze on the opposite end of the country in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has forced the evacuation of more than 16,000 people, compounding the national anxiety over out-of-control wildfires upending peoples’ lives.
Video footage of downtown Halifax late Sunday showed a dense plume of smoke enveloping the city, the sun an apocalyptic red, as a fire northwest of the city raged, spreading the smoke. The blaze has also affected an area that is about 15 miles from Halifax and that is home to many suburban professionals and families.
Wildfires have broken out throughout western Canada, including British Columbia, and hardest hit has been Alberta, an oil- and gas-producing province sometimes referred to as “the Texas of the North.” Earlier this month, the province declared a state of emergency.
Climate research suggests that heat and drought associated with global warming are major reasons for bigger and stronger fires.
The wildfires on both Canadian coasts have ushered in
a feeling of foreboding.
Fear and unease have settled over Halifax, a normally serene maritime city on Canada’s Atlantic coast that was founded in 1749 and served as a British naval and military base.
City authorities have declared a state of emergency, and on Monday, provincial government officials said that an estimated 200 buildings and structures had been damaged by the fire. Authorities said Tuesday that so far, no deaths, injuries or missing people had been reported.
On Tuesday, the Nova Scotia provincial government’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables said that the wildfire had affected an estimated 788 hectares (about 1,950 acres) and remained “out of control.”
“This is a rapidly moving fire,” the department said in a statement. “People are asked to please remain away from the area.” Provincial officials warned that the conditions were also dangerous for firefighters because of strong winds.
An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. But Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection for the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables in Nova
Scotia, said at a news conference Monday that authorities suspected the recent fires were “human caused.”
More than 200 firefighters have been mobilized to battle the fire, and members of Canada’s Department of National Defense have also been dispatched to the scene.
The fire is also affecting daily lives. More than a dozen schools have closed, while campfires have been banned.
Canadian health officials have warned that smoke can cause symptoms including sore and watery eyes, coughing, dizziness, chest pains and heart palpitations.
In Alberta, as of May 19, roughly 29,000 people had been forced from their homes by the recent wildfires, although most have returned to their homes in recent days as the fires have diminished in scale and scope.
The blazes in Alberta have revived bad memories of 2016, when a raging wildfire destroyed 2,400 buildings in Fort McMurray, the heart of Canada’s oil sands region with the third-largest reserves of oil in the world.
In 2021, British Columbia was the site of one of Canada’s worst wildfires in recent decades, when blazes decimated the tiny community of Lytton after temperatures there reached a record 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.3 Fahrenheit).
By CAROL ROSENBERG
Adefense lawyer was making a constitutional argument in the Guantánamo war court that the clock had run out on a case involving terrorist attacks in Indonesia 20 years ago when he was suddenly drowned out by white noise.
“It is repugnant …” were the last words the public heard from Lt. Ryan P. Hirschler, a military lawyer on the defense team.
Spectators watched through soundproof glass while lawyers huddled in confusion over what caused a court security officer to silence the lawyer midsentence. Once the audio was restored, the judge cautioned Hirschler to stick to legal principles and avoid the facts surrounding the case of Encep Nurjaman, an Indonesian man who is better known as Hambali, and two co-defendants.
Even without a fuller explanation, however, the episode helps show why justice comes so slowly at Guantánamo Bay.
More than 20 years have elapsed since the attacks in Bali and Jakarta killed more than 200 people, seven of them Americans. The three men have been in U.S. custody for nearly two decades, starting in CIA prisons. But the lawyers and judge are still trying to figure out what portions of the proceedings are supposed to be secret.
Secrecy permeates the proceedings like no other American court.
The public hears the audio on a 40-second delay. It is enough time for prosecutors to signal to a court security officer, who is schooled in CIA secrets, to press the “security classification button.” More colloquially, it is known as the “censorship switch.” A red light then goes off on a device on the judge’s bench that looks like one used in a hockey game to signal a team has scored a goal.
What constitutes a secret can be perplexing at the special court, which was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to try foreign suspects in the war on terror. For a time in other long-running cases, the mere mention of the CIA or the word “torture” triggered it. Those are no longer taboo.
Hambali’s lead lawyer, James R. Hodes, was not permitted to explain what the junior lawyer on his team said after “repugnant.”
“It’s ridiculous, it’s frustrating and it’s nonsensical,” he said. “When the buzzer went off, I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’”
Those privy to classified information say the secrets at the war court generally center on the years the defendants were held by the CIA and tortured. Sometimes these are the identities of people who worked in the program or facts about other intelligence agencies that operated there. Sometimes it is information that was made public long ago, often in news reports, but that is still officially classified.
In the Sept. 11 and USS Cole cases, witnesses, lawyers, even the judge are obliged to refer to a country where the CIA held its prized prisoners in 2003 as “Location 4.” But in 2021, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a
state secrets case brought by a Guantánamo prisoner known as Abu Zubaydah, the justices repeatedly named the place: Poland.
Some information about the Guantánamo prison is also unmentionable in open court — including the location of Camp 7, where former CIA captives, including the men in the so-called Bali bombing case, were held from 2006 to 2021, the identities of people who worked there and a surveillance system of detainees’ conversations in the recreation yards.
Hirschler was arguing that the case should be dismissed because the defendants were not brought before a court sooner. A day earlier, prosecutors had proposed the trial start in March 2025, in part to give them enough time to process classified evidence.
“For 18 years, the government sat on this case,” the defense lawyer said. The three defendants were captured in Thailand in 2003 and transferred to Guantánamo Bay with other men held by the CIA as high-value prisoners in September 2006, one reason Congress enacted the military commissions later that year.
Prosecutors have been building their case against Hambali and the others since at least 2016. Then, in a failed effort, they tried to get one defendant, Mohammed Farik Bin Amin, to plead guilty and testify against the others. But Hambali and his co-defendants were brought before a court for the first time in August 2021, for an arraignment that was delayed a few months by the pandemic. Hirschler was arguing in April at only their second court appearance.
The judge, Capt. Hayes C. Larsen, has yet to rule. He said in court that the speedy trial question presented “interesting legal issues as it relates to the interplay between the various laws that have been cited by the parties.”
He asked when, in the prosecutor’s view, did the United States begin its criminal investigation of Hambali and his two Malaysian co-defendants — and the security officer cut the sound to the public.
The audio was restored six minutes later. The judge said that there was “an issue” and it “has now been addressed.”
The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in the conservative East African nation and dismissing widespread calls not to impose one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures.
The law calls for life imprisonment for anyone who engages in gay sex. Anyone who tries to have same-sex relations could be liable for up to a decade in prison.
The law also decrees the death penalty for anyone convicted of “aggravated homosexuality,” a term defined as acts of same-sex relations with children or disabled people, those carried out under threat or while someone is unconscious. The offense of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” carries a sentence of up to 14 years.
The legislation is a major blow to efforts by the United Nations, Western governments, and civil society and rights groups that had implored the president, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign it.
President Joe Biden called the law “a tragic violation of universal human rights” and said his administration would “evaluate the implications of this law on all aspects of U.S. engagement with Uganda.”
“We are considering additional steps, including the application of sanctions and restriction of entry into the United States against anyone involved in serious human rights abuses or corruption,” he said in a statement.
The speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Anita Annet Among, first announced on Twitter that Museveni had signed the bill into law. “I thank my colleagues the Members of Parliament for withstanding all the pressure from bullies and doomsday conspiracy theorists in the interest of our country,” she wrote.
The law, activists said, tramples the rights of LGBTQ+ people and leaves them vulnerable to discrimination and violence. Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda, but the new law calls for far more stringent punishment and broadens the list of offenses.
The law’s passage has stoked fear among LGBTQ+ people, many of whom have begun fleeing Uganda. Gay rights groups say hundreds of gay people — facing rejection from their families, discrimination at work or mob justice in the streets — have reached out to them in recent weeks seeking help.
“There’s fear that this law will embolden many Ugandans to take the law into their hands,” said Frank Mugisha, the most prominent openly gay rights activist in Uganda.
“This law will put so many people at risk. And that creates anxiety and fear.”
The legislation also represents a major victory for many of the country’s religious groups, whose members had organized street protests urging lawmakers to protect children and what they portrayed as the sanctity of the traditional African family.
The Rev. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba, archbishop of the Church of Uganda, said in February that gay groups were “recruiting our children into homosexuality.”
The sweeping anti-gay measure comes as a growing number of African countries — including Kenya and Ghana — consider passing similar or even stricter legislation.
The Ugandan legislation, known officially as the Anti-Homosexuality Act, was first passed by Parliament in March. But instead of signing it immediately, Museveni sent it
back for amendments, seeking to make clear a distinction between being gay and engaging in gay sex.
Lawmakers did add language making clear that anyone suspected of being a homosexual would not be punished unless they engaged in same-sex relations.
The rest of the law remained the same, including mandating a prison term of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes homosexuality, a vague provision that activists fear could be used to target agencies supporting LGBTQ+ people, including those providing lifesaving AIDS treatment.
In a joint statement, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief said the new law would put the country’s AIDS response “in grave jeopardy.”
Anyone younger than 18 convicted of having gay sex faces up to three years in prison. The law, which also encourages the public to report any suspected acts of homosexuality, contains ambiguous language that makes it difficult to interpret.
Anyone who allows premises to be used for same-sex relations could face up to seven years in prison and a person convicted of homosexuality could be sent for “rehabilitation.”
A team of lawyers and activists is drafting a lawsuit, whose details have not been divulged, challenging the law in Uganda’s Constitutional Court.
The legislation follows a yearslong campaign in Uganda to criminalize LGBTQ+
people and those who support them. Politicians first drew up a similar measure in 2009, but when it was signed into law in 2014, the court struck it down on procedural grounds.
But over the past few years, political leaders, along with domestic and international religious organizations, began ramping up anti-gay campaigns and warning about what they call a threat to family values.
Politicians also began making baseless claims about a plot to promote gay activities and lure children in schools to homosexuality. Last year, authorities shut down Sexual Minorities Uganda, a leading gay rights advocacy group, claiming it had not been officially registered with the government.
“What’s so troubling about this moment is how swiftly the bill moved through Parliament and how thoroughly Uganda’s institutions beyond the legislature, like the judiciary and police, have absorbed and pushed anti-LGBTQ sentiment,” said Gillian Kane, a senior analyst at Ipas, a nonprofit, who has studied anti-gay measures across Africa.
The swift passage of the Ugandan bill, she added, was partly driven by the support it received from organizations outside the country.
Those include Family Watch International, an Arizona-based organization that promotes the bogus practice of conversion therapy to change someone’s sexual orientation. Just days after the bill was first passed in March, the organization’s American founders helped organize a conference in Uganda among African lawmakers to promote anti-gay measures continentwide.
“The passage of this bill has implications beyond LGBTQ rights,” Kane said. “By trampling on human rights and constitutional law, this bill is a political project for authoritarianism.”
Some analysts said the law was meant to scapegoat gay people and distract the public from mounting domestic challenges, including rising unemployment and skyrocketing food prices. Museveni, who has been in power for almost four decades, has also faced increased scrutiny for his crackdown on the opposition and human rights activists.
“Homosexuality remains highly politicized in Uganda,” said Helen Epstein, the author of a book exploring the president’s long hold on power. “It is very much a product of Museveni’s malevolent political genius.”
By ROSS DOUTHAT
Of all the ways to win a culture war, the smoothest is to just make the other side seem hopelessly uncool. So it’s been with the march of marijuana legalization: There have been moral arguments about the excesses of the drug war and medical arguments about the potential benefits of pot, but the vibe of the whole debate has pitted the chill against the uptight, the cool against the square, the relaxed future against the Principal Skinners of the past.
As support for legalization has climbed, commanding a two-thirds majority in recent polling, any contrary argument has come to feel a bit futile, and even modest cavils are couched in an apologetic and defensive style. Of course I don’t question the right to get high, but perhaps the pervasive smell of weed in our cities is a bit unfortunate …? I’m not a narc or anything, but maybe New York City doesn’t need quite so many unlicensed pot dealers …?
All of this means that it will take a long time for conventional wisdom to acknowledge the truth that seems readily apparent to squares like me: Marijuana legalization as we’ve done it so far has been a policy failure, a potential social disaster, a clear and evident mistake.
The best version of the square’s case is an essay by Charles Fain Lehman of the Manhattan Institute explaining his own evolution from youthful libertarian to grown-up prohibitionist. It will not convince readers who come in
with stringently libertarian presuppositions — who believe on high principle that consenting adults should be able to purchase, sell and enjoy almost any substance short of fentanyl, and that no second-order social consequence can justify infringing on this right.
But Lehman explains in detail why the second-order effects of marijuana legalization have mostly vindicated the pessimists and skeptics. First, on the criminal justice front, the expectation that legalizing pot would help reduce America’s prison population by clearing out nonviolent offenders was always overdrawn, since marijuana convictions made up a small share of the incarceration rate even at its height. But Lehman argues that there is also no good evidence so far that legalization reduces racially discriminatory patterns of policing and arrests. In his view cops often use marijuana as a pretext to search someone they suspect of a more serious crime, and they simply substitute some other pretext when the law changes, leaving arrest rates basically unchanged.
So legalization isn’t necessarily striking a great blow against mass incarceration or for racial justice. Nor is it doing great things for public health. There was hope, and some early evidence, that legal pot might substitute for opioid use, but some of the more recent data cuts the other way:
A new paper published in the Journal of Health Economics finds that “legal medical marijuana, particularly when available through retail dispensaries, is associated with higher opioid mortality.” There are therapeutic benefits to cannabis that justify its availability for prescription, but the evidence for its risks keeps increasing: This month brought a new paper strengthening the link between heavy pot use and the onset of schizophrenia in young men.
And the broad downside risks of marijuana, beyond extreme dangers like schizophrenia, remain as evident as ever: A form of personal degradation, of lost attention and performance and motivation, that isn’t mortally dangerous in the way of heroin but that can damage or derail an awful lot of human lives. Most casual pot smokers won’t have this experience, but the legalization era has seen a dramatic increase the number of non-casual users. Occasional use has risen substantially since 2008, but daily or near-daily use is up much more, with around 16 million Americans, out of more than 50 million users, now suffering from what is termed “marijuana use disorder.”
In theory there are technocratic responses to these unfortunate trends. In its ideal form legalization would be accompanied by effective regulation and taxation, and as Lehman notes, on paper it should be possible to discourage addiction by raising taxes in the legal market, effectively nudging users toward more casual consumption.
In practice it hasn’t worked that way. Because of all the years of prohibition, a mature and supple illegal marketplace already exists, ready to undercut whatever prices the legal market charges. So to make the legal marketplace successful and amenable to regulation you would probably need much more enforcement against the illegal marketplace — which is difficult and expensive and, again, obviously uncool, in
conflict with the good-vibrations spirit of the legalizers.
Then you have the extreme case of New York, where legal permitting has lagged while untold numbers of illegal shops are doing business unmolested by the police. But even in less-incompetent-seeming states and localities, a similar pattern persists. Lehman cites (and has reviewed) the recent book “Can Legal Weed Win? The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics,” by Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner, which shows that the cost of unlicensed weed can be as much as 50% lower than the cost of the licensed variety. So the more you tax and regulate legal pot sales, the more you run the risk of having users just switch to the black market — and if you want the licensed market to crowd out the black market instead, you probably need to legal pot as cheap as possible, which in turn undermines any effort to discourage chronic, life-altering abuse.
Thus policymakers who don’t want so much chronic use and personal degradation have two options. They can set out to design a much more effective (but necessarily expensive, complex and sometimes punitive) system of regulation and enforcement than what exists so far. Or they can reach for the blunt instrument of re-criminalization, which Lehman prefers for its simplicity — with medical exceptions still carved out, and with the possibility that possession could remain legal and that only production and distribution be prohibited.
I expect legalization to advance much further before either of these alternatives builds significant support. But eventually the culture will recognize that under the banner of personal choice, we’re running a general experiment in exploitation — addicting our more vulnerable neighbors to myriad pleasant-seeming vices, handing our children over to the social media dopamine-machine and spreading degradation wherever casinos spring up and weed shops flourish.
With that realization, and only with that realization, will the squares get the hearing they deserve.
EL CAPITOLIO – En ocasión de sus 30 años de carrera musical como solista, la Cámara de Representantes reconoció hoy al salsero boricua Víctor Manuelle en una festiva y emotiva ceremonia que sirvió de antesala a los eventos de celebración que realizará el artista en la isla.
El intérprete conocido como “El Sonero de la Juventud” realizará dos conciertos el próximo 3 y 4 de junio, en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, como parte de la conmemoración del trigésimo aniversario de su trayectoria artística.
Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez, nombre de pila del salsero, recibió el homenaje en presencia de familiares, legisladores, celebridades y el alcalde de su pueblo natal de Isabela, Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez.
“Son muchos los sentimientos que se desembocan en una actividad como esta. Quiero darle las gracias a ustedes por estar aquí presente. Gracias por entenderme como ser humano”, expresó el salsero al público.
“Tengo un compromiso. Son treinta años de carrera. Me comprometo a dar lo mejor de mí, a representar a Puerto Rico con el orgullo, la dignidad que siento en el corazón, que lo llevo muy, muy, muy adentro”, afirmó.
Víctor Manuelle fungió como cantante en orquestas de la talla de Andy Montañez, Marvin Santiago, Tito Allen, Adalberto Santiago, Domingo Quiñones y Rey Ruiz, entre otros. Esas experiencias lo prepararon para iniciarse como solista.
Fue en el 1993 que Sony Discos lo identificó como una promesa que mereció esa oportunidad y
lanzaron el primer disco del artista titulado Justo a tiempo. Unos años más adelante, su segunda producción musical Víctor Manuelle, lo llevó a alcanzar gran éxito en Colombia, Centroamérica y los Estados Unidos.
Desde entonces, los éxitos no han cesado en la carrera del cantautor que se ha destacado en otros géneros más allá de la salsa, como el pop latino, bolero y hasta baladas románticas. En 1997 sale su cuarto disco llamado A pesar de todo, del cual melodías como “Dile a ella”, “He tratado” y “Mentiras” le dieron la vuelta al mundo.
El prestigioso premio Grammy no le es ajeno, y fue en el 2018 que se alzó con dos galardones al Latin Grammy por su disco 25/7 como “Mejor Álbum de Salsa”, al igual que la canción “Quiero Tiempo”, interpretada junto a Juan Luis Guerra, como “Mejor Canción Tropical”.
Ha sido distinguido en Premios Lo Nuestro, Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premio del Diario La Prensa, el ASCAP Golden Note Award, Artista del Año de los Premios Cassandra, entre otros galardones.
“Tres décadas han transcurrido y nuestro homenajeado continúa formando parte de las figuras medulares de la música en nuestro país. Treinta años de innegable acogida se dicen fácilmente. Pero requieren paciencia, dedicación y saber escalar peldaño a peldaño sin perder el entusiasmo”, destacó la representante Deborah Soto Arroyo, presidenta de la Comisión de Educación, Arte y Cultura.
El salsero también produjo el disco Son 45 de su homólogo boricua Ismael Miranda, logrando así la posición #1 en los listados de Billboard y una nominación al Latin Grammy. También ha tomado el derrotero de la composición para otros artistas. Si te
dijeron es una de sus creaciones que logró el puesto #1 en las listas de popularidad, en voz de Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Además, junto a Emilio Estefan compuso “Tengo ganas”, una de las melodías más destacadas de su disco Travesía. Otras de sus colaboraciones más importantes han sido con exponentes como Don Omar, Tego Calderón, Yandel, Bad Bunny, Farruko, Wisin, entre otros.
Estas movidas, aunque arriesgadas, le han permitido establecerse como un sonero salsero de altos quilates que ocupa también altas posiciones en el mercado urbano.
En su mensaje protocolar, el presidente cameral Rafael “Tatito” Hernández Montañez resaltó la histórica gesta del salsero y legado musical que ha dejado en diversas generaciones puertorriqueñas.
“Aquí en la Cámara de Representantes es un privilegio reconocer treinta años de multiplicar tu talento a través de todo Puerto Rico. En tus causas, con tu música, con tu gesta, con tu trayectoria”, manifestó Hernández Montañez, quien describió al salsero como el orgullo de Isabela y de Puerto Rico.
C AGUAS – Un grupo de 42 galenos de Educación Médica Graduada en el Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL) completó su entrenamiento convirtiéndose en nuevos especialistas y subespecialistas que aportarán al cuidado de la salud de nuestra gente, trascendió el martes.
“Llevamos más de 75 años siendo pioneros en programas de residencias médicas y graduando a miles de especialistas y subespecialistas. Agradecemos a nuestra facultad médica de enseñanza y personal comprometidos con la educación de estos galenos para salvar vidas y brindar nuevas oportunidades a toda nuestra ciudadanía”, expresó Juan Salazar Trogolo, Principal Oficial Ejecutivo del Sistema de Salud Episcopal San Lucas en declaraciones escritas.
Entre los galenos se encuentran nuevos especialis-
tas en medicina interna (8), pediatría (6), medicina de emergencia (7), obstetricia y ginecología (4), cirugía general (4) y subespecialidad de cardiología (2). Además, completaron su año transicional 11 médicos.
“Estamos honrados de ser parte de la formación académica y profesional de estos nuevos especialistas de la salud que llevarán cuidados de la más alta calidad. Nos enorgullece expresarle a Puerto Rico que San Lucas continúa con pie firme robusteciendo el Programa de Educación Médica Graduada con un nuevo programa de residencia médica en Urología”, expresó el Lcdo. Elyonel Pontón Cruz, Director Ejecutivo Operacional del Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas.
De igual forma, indicó que la mayoría de los graduados aprueban los exámenes nacionales de certificación de su especialidad y son entrenados para brindar los servicios de salud centrados en el cuidado
individualizado.
El Programa de Educación Médica está acreditado por el Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), organismo que rige las residencias médicas en Estados Unidos.
Cámara de Representantes reconoce los 30 años de trayectoria musical de Víctor Manuelle
This article includes spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”
For nearly five years now, certain homes and offices and the punchier corners of social media have dilated around a billion-dollar question: Which wounded nepo baby would succeed Logan Roy, the founder and CEO of Waystar Royco, as the head of a baleful empire that includes cruise ships, theme parks and ATN, a scaremongering media conglomerate? Turns out: None of them. On Sunday night, with the second son, Kendall, poised to take it all, his younger sister, Shiv, betrayed him. The company would be sold to Lukas Matsson, a Swedish tech anarchocapitalist, with Shiv’s husband, Tom Wambsgans, as CEO.
And while the problem of who had won the presidential election was left open, the show’s fans were reassured that Willa, the wife of Connor, the eldest Roy scion, planned to redecorate Logan’s town house with a cow print sofa.
In its final season, “Succession” drew fewer than half the viewers, across all platforms, of “The Sopranos” or “Game of Thrones.” So if this was a water cooler show, that water was filtered. Yet its queasy, stinging satire of the ultrawealthy exerted an outsize influence on its audience. If you hardened your heart, or if your heart came pre-hardened, it made for a mutinous kind of comfort viewing, in which pleasure, envy and outrage could twine.
You could have watched the finale wearing a black Waystar Royco baseball cap (though the characters prefer the $525 logoless Loro Piana version) or gulped your morning-after coffee out of a mug, available in 11 ounce and 15 ounce sizes, emblazoned with Tom’s email, “YOU CAN’T MAKE A TOMLETTE WITHOUT BREAKING SOME GREGGS.”
There are “Succession” memes, GIFs, drinking games, remixes of Nicholas Britell’s hypnotic, brittle theme. There’s a subreddit devoted to gossip and fake sightings. A sample post describes a rumor that Kendall has small feet: “Small small small feet.” “Saturday Night Live” created a parody, “Black ‘Succession,’” though the sketch was cut for time. On Twitter, viewers have thanked HBO for scheduling the finale on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, guaranteeing most workers a full day to recover, or complained bitterly about its disruption of holiday plans.
Since Season 2, nearly every episode has inspired concomitant think pieces. Writers have argued that we love “Succession” because of what it says about America, what it says about class, what it says about money, family, trauma and abuse. These characters are just like us. They’re not like us at all. They’re fake. They’re real. We hate them. We love them. We’re rooting for them. Are we? Did we? Why?
Because now we know: Some of the wealthiest people in the world got just what they wanted. Some didn’t. None
of it really mattered.
Still, the pull was undeniable. For a few moments, sometimes even for an entire episode, the show could entice a viewer into the orbit of a particular character, then a line or a look would break that gravity, leaving that same viewer lost in space.
Perhaps you allied for a time with Alan Ruck’s libertarian dingbat, Connor; Jeremy Strong’s rap fan Narcissus, Kendall; Sarah Snook’s knives-out girlboss, Shiv; or Kieran Culkin’s red-pilled Pinocchio, Roman, the youngest son, still dreaming of becoming a real boy. They were all wounded. They were all suffering. They were all mostly terrible.
Opposites of Midas, they injured anyone they touched, unless those anyones were also armored in their own wealth and privilege. Another show might have offered characters to contrast this — an innocent, someone genuinely good. Not this one. Everyone was venal. Everyone was for sale. Nearly every relationship was a transaction. This was a place where altruism went to die.
If the characters did not encourage loyalty, neither did the plotting reward much scrutiny. Although certain episodes — the season finales in particular — had more switchbacks than an Alpine mountain pass, the show was, at its core, almost entirely plotless. When it began, Kendall was poised to supplant Logan as CEO, but Logan shreds that plan in the first episode. What followed were four seasons of machinations, intrigues, betrayals and reconciliations, none of which changed the characters or advanced the story.
For its mostly middle-class viewers, “Succession” offered both a backstage look at the lives of the ultrawealthy and the comforting assurance that maybe those lives, despite the expensive trinkets that adorned them, weren’t especially nice. (Recent research has challenged the idea that the wealthy aren’t any happier than the rest of us, which makes “Succession” a cozy fantasy.) These characters still got stuck in traffic in their hulking town cars or inconvenienced by decomposing raccoons in their lavish vacation homes. They were ignored, insulted, belittled.
Yet the excellence of the writing and acting meant that viewers couldn’t dismiss them entirely. Lesser scripts would have reduced these men and women to caricatures, but “Succession” insisted on complication. And the actors could find midnight-zone depths even when the siblings and their retainers were at their shallowest. These were awful people, but they were also damaged people, with Culkin, Snook and Strong all able to show flashes of startling vulnerability just below the cashmere plate mail.
Pain and comedy went hand in clammy hand. Remember boar on the floor? Kendall’s rap? Nicholas Braun’s Cousin Greg, vomiting out of a theme park costume’s eyeholes? Schadenfreude would sustain a show for only so long. Instead, viewers had to oscillate, in a seasick-making way, from sympathy to contempt. And the luxurious beige interiors and sweeping drone shots meant it all went down as smoothly as
a glass of 20-year reserve.
In making these characters easy to watch and difficult to hate, the show ultimately encouraged a kind of cheerful nihilism, a gleeful desire to see what they might break — democracy, one another — in each new episode. Beneath the Shakespearean insults and the Upper East Side penthouses, there was something empty at the heart of “Succession.”
This was reassuring, yes, as viewers could tell themselves — as I could tell myself — that our lives were richer, no matter our bank balances. But were you to watch too many episodes in a row, you could feel the show doing to you what Ewan Roy, in his eulogy at his brother Logan’s funeral, accused Logan of doing to his ATN viewers: feeding a dark, mean flame in their hearts. In the series finale on Sunday night, as we have on so many other Sunday nights, we watched sister turn on brother, brother on brother, husband on wife, Greg on Tom — interactions that confirmed and suckled a belief in human nature as hollow, grasping, void. Four seasons was probably enough.
Perhaps there was no better illustration of that emptiness than in the funeral episode. After the eulogies, a cortege of town cars fast-tracks Logan’s body through the Manhattan grid to a mausoleum purchased from a onetime pet food mogul. All that wealth, all that privilege, delivering an embalmed meatsack to a perpetual nowhere. And the worst part or the best part: You had to laugh.
Tasa mínima, promedio ponderado, y máxima para préstamos personales pequeños otorgados para la semana que terminó el sábado, 27 de mayo de 2023
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
In re: THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, as representative of THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Debtors.1
In re: THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, as representative of PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY, Debtor.
PROMESA Title III No. 17-BK-3283-LTS (Jointly Administered)
PROMESA Title III No. 17-BK-4780-LTS (Jointly Administered)
NOTICE OF (I) APPROVAL OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, (II) ESTABLISHMENT OF RECORD DATES, (III) HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR OBJECTION TO CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT, (IV) PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE FOR VOTING ON THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT AND MAKING CERTAIN ELECTIONS THEREUNDER
If you are entitled to vote on or make an election with respect to distributions pursuant to the Plan, you will receive a separate Solicitation Package (as defined below) on a future date.
DEADLINE TO FILE DISCOVERY NOTICE: 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on April 7, 2023
VOTING AND ELECTION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on June 7, 2023
OBJECTION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on June 7, 2023
CONFIRMATION HEARING: July 17–21, 24, 26–28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)
See below for additional deadlines.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (“Kroll”)2 by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line).
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Approval of Disclosure Statement. By order, dated March 3, 2023 (the “Disclosure Statement Order”), the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the “Court”) approved the adequacy of the information contained in the Disclosure Statement for the Modified Second Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, dated March 1, 2023 (as the same may be updated, supplemented, amended and/or otherwise modified from time to time, including all exhibits and attachments thereto, the “Disclosure Statement”), filed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board on behalf of the Debtor, and authorized the Debtor to solicit votes with respect to the acceptance or rejection of the Modified Second Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, dated March 1, 2023 (as the same may be updated, supplemented, amended and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Plan”),3 attached as Exhibit A to the Disclosure Statement.
You may obtain a hard copy of the Plan and Disclosure Statement, including Spanish translations thereof, free of charge, by contacting the Balloting Agent, Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (f/k/a Prime Clerk LLC): Telephone (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (AST)) (Spanish available):
(844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico)
(646) 486-7944 (for international callers)
Email: puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line)
Alternatively, electronic copies of the Disclosure Statement and Plan are available, free of charge, by visiting https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/
2. Paper copies of the Plan and Disclosure Statement, including Spanish translations thereof, are also available, free of charge, at the following locations from April 10, 2023 to June 7, 2023 (except weekends and federal holidays):
Locations in the Commonwealth
Providing Paper Copies of the Plan and Disclosure Statement
4. Confirmation Hearing. A hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan (the “Confirmation Hearing”) will be held before The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, United States District Court Judge, at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, San Juan P.R. 00918-1767 (or as otherwise provided pursuant to an order of the Court) on July 17–21, 24, 26–28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)
5. The Confirmation Hearing may be continued from time to time by the Court or the Oversight Board, without further notice or through adjournments announced in open court or as indicated in any notice of agenda of matters scheduled for hearing filed with the Court, and the Plan may be modified, if necessary, prior to, during, or as a result of the Confirmation Hearing, in accordance with the modification provisions of the Plan and Local Rule 3016-2, without further notice to interested parties.
6. Plan Confirmation Depository. Information relating to confirmation of the Plan is available online in the Plan Confirmation Depository at titleiiiplandataroom.com
7. Confirmation Objection Deadline. The Court has established 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on June 7, 2023 as the deadline to file objections or responses to confirmation of the proposed Plan and the proposed confirmation order4 (the “Confirmation Objection Deadline”). Parties who do not file an objection to the Plan or the proposed confirmation order prior to the Confirmation Objection Deadline will be prohibited from making an oral presentation before the Court at the Confirmation Hearing.
8. Objections and Responses to Confirmation. Objections and responses to confirmation of the Plan must:
a. Be in writing, in English, and signed;
b. State the name, address, and nature of the Claim of the objecting or responding party;
c. State with particularity the basis and nature of any objection or response and include, where appropriate, proposed language to be inserted in the Plan or the proposed confirmation order to resolve any such objection or response;
d. Be filed electronically with the Court on the dockets of (i) In re Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS and (ii) In re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS, through the Court’s case filing system in searchable portable document format on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (June 7, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time))
i. If you are not an attorney who is a registered user of the Court’s case filing system, you may instead mail your objection to the Court’s Clerk’s office at: United States District Court, Clerk’s Office 150 Ave. Carlos Chardon Ste. 150, San Juan, P.R. 00918-1767 so as to be received on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (June 7, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)), and e. Be served upon the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico, Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca Street, Suite 301, San Juan, PR 00901 (re: In re: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority) so as to be received on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (June 7, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time))
9. Participation in Confirmation Discovery. If you wish to participate in discovery in connection with confirmation of the Plan, you must file a notice of your intention to participate in discovery (a “Discovery Notice”), a form of which is available at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/ puertorico/. If you file your Discovery Notice on or before April 7, 2023, you may be granted access to documents in the Plan Depository, where information and documents concerning the Plan are kept, and will also be able to serve your own discovery requests. If you file your Discovery Notice after April 7, 2023, but on or before May 26, 2023, you may be granted access to documents in the Plan Depository. Please note that access to the information in the Plan Depository may also require complying with the Debtor’s access requirements.
10. You must submit the Discovery Notice in the form provided on the Title III Case website above, which must:
a. Be in writing, in English, and be signed;
b. State your name, address, the nature of your Claim, and your Claim number;
c. State your intention to participate in discovery in connection with confirmation of the Plan; and
d. Be filed electronically with the Court on the docket using the CM/ECF docket event Notice of Intent to Participate in Discovery for Plan Confirmation, in (i) In re Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS and (ii) In re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS, through the Court’s case filing system on or before the applicable deadline.
i. If you are not represented by counsel, you may instead mail your Discovery Notice to the Court’s Clerk’s office at: United States District Court, Clerk’s Office 150 Ave. Carlos Chardon Ste. 150, San Juan, P.R. 00918-1767 so as to be received on or before the applicable deadline.
11. You must timely file a Discovery Notice to participate in discovery in connection with confirmation of the Plan. Failure to timely file a Discovery Notice, however, will not preclude you from filing an objection to confirmation of the Plan on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline, but will preclude you from being able to view documents in the Plan Depository, and from taking discovery.
12. Discovery Timetable and Deadlines The Court has established the following discovery dates and deadlines, which are applicable to the Debtor and to other parties in interest who have timely filed a Discovery Notice and are eligible to participate in discovery:5
Summary of Discovery and Confirmation Deadlines
March 1, 2023 Conversion of Disclosure Statement depository to Plan Depository
Five Business Days After
Entry of DS
Deadline for Confirmation Hearing Notice to be served.
3. Pursuant to the Disclosure Statement Order, the Debtor will mail materials needed for voting on the Plan (the “Solicitation Package”) to holders with Claims in the following Classes (collectively, the “Voting Classes”):
Approval Order
March 11, 2023
28 Days After Entry of DS Approval Order
April 7, 2023
Deadline for the Debtor to upload all documents to the Plan Depository
Deadline for the Debtor to file a preliminary fact witness list and topics about which each witness will testify (“Debtor’s Preliminary Fact Witness List”).
Deadline for Debtor to complete mailing of solicitation materials.
Deadline for parties in interest to file a “Notice of Intent to Participate in Discovery,” (hereafter, a “Discovery Notice”). Only parties in interest who file a timely Discovery Notice can propound discovery, but failure to do so does not preclude a party from objecting to confirmation of the Plan.
April 14, 2023
Deadline for all parties to serve requests for production of non-depository documents (“Production Requests”). Parties in interest may serve
Production Requests only following their filing of a timely Discovery Notice.
Parties may serve up to one additional round of Production Requests, provided that they are served on or before May 8, 2023.
Responses and objections to any Production Requests shall be served within seven (7) days of service of such Production Requests.
Deadline for parties in interest to file a preliminary fact witness list and topics about which each witness is expected to testify (a “Party in Interest’s Preliminary Fact Witness List,” and together with the Debtor’s Preliminary Fact Witness List, the “Preliminary Fact Witness Lists”).
Deadline for all parties to file opening expert disclosures (“Opening Expert Disclosures”).
April 21, 2023
Deadline for all parties to serve up to fifteen (15) interrogatories (“Interrogatories”), including subparts. Responses and objections to such Interrogatories shall be served within ten (10) days of service of such Interrogatories.
Deadline for all parties to file opening expert reports (“Opening Expert Reports”).
April 28, 2023
Deadline for all parties to serve initial notices of deposition, topics and requested times for depositions (“Initial Notices of Deposition”) (all depositions are limited to a seven (7)-hour time limit). Subsequent notices are allowed provided discovery is completed by the Fact Discovery Deadline or Expert Discovery Deadline, as applicable.
Deadline for all parties to file rebuttal expert disclosures (“Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosures”).
May 8, 2023
Deadline for parties who have served a Production Request on or before April 14, 2023 to serve up to one additional round of Production Requests. Responses and objections to any Production Requests shall be served within seven (7) days of service of such Production Requests.
May 15, 2023 Deadline for all parties to file rebuttal expert reports (“Rebuttal Expert Reports”).
May 17, 2023
Deadline for the Debtor to file a form of the New Master Indenture.
Deadline for all parties to serve requests for admission, limited to authentication of documents (“Admission Requests”). Responses and objections to such Admission Requests shall be served within four (4) business days of service of such Admission Requests.
May 26, 2023
May 31, 2023
June 2, 2023
June 7, 2023
June 9, 2023
June 16, 2023
Deadline for completion of fact discovery (the “Fact Discovery Deadline”).
Deadline for parties in interest who solely want access to documents in the Plan Depository to file a Discovery Notice.
Deadline for the Debtor to file initial proposed confirmation order (the “Proposed Confirmation Order”).
Deadline for completion of expert discovery (the “Expert Discovery Deadline”).
Deadline for all parties to file Daubert motions and motions in limine
Voting Deadline & Election Deadline
Deadline for parties in interest to file:
• Objections to confirmation of the Plan (“Plan Objections”).
• Objections to Proposed Confirmation Order.
Deadline for all parties to file oppositions to Daubert motions and motions in limine
Deadline for all parties to file replies in support of Daubert motions and motions in limine
Deadline for all parties to file finalized witness lists, exhibit lists, and deposition designations.
Deadline for Debtor to file:
• Memorandum of law in support of confirmation of the Plan.
• Omnibus reply to Plan Objections and objections to the Proposed Confirmation Order.
• Witness Declarations.
• Vote Tabulation.
June 21, 2023
• Initial proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law (“Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law”).
Deadline for parties in interest to file statements or joinders in support of confirmation of the Plan.
Deadline for non-Debtor parties to file witness declarations.
June 23, 2023
June 28, 2023
June 30, 2023
July 5, 2023
Week of July 10, 2023
(or a date convenient for the court)
July 17–21, 24–28, 2023
Deadline for all parties to file counter-designations, objections to deposition designations, or objections to exhibit lists.
Deadline for parties in interest to file objections to the (i) Vote Tabulation and/or (ii) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
Deadline for all parties to file objections to counter designations.
Deadline for Debtor to reply to objections to the (i) the Vote Tabulation and (ii) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
[Virtual] hearing on motions in limine / pre-trial conference.
Confirmation Hearing
13. Voting Record Date. The voting record date is February 28, 2023 (the “Voting Record Date”), which is the date for determining which holders of Claims in Voting Classes (except Classes 1, 2, 4, and 5 (collectively, the “ATOP Classes”)6) are entitled to vote on the Plan. Therefore, only those creditors in a Class entitled to vote on the Plan and holding Claims against the Debtor (except in the ATOP Classes) as of the Voting Record Date are entitled to vote on the Plan.
14. Voting Deadline. The deadline for voting on the Plan is June 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), unless such time is extended (the “Voting Deadline”). You are not required to vote on the Plan to receive distributions pursuant to the terms of the Plan, if confirmed by the Court, and provided you hold an Allowed Claim. However, if you are a Settling Bondholder or National receiving the treatment provided to holders of Claims in Class 1, Class 5, or Class 9, you should review your Uninsured Bond Settlement Agreement or National PSA, as applicable, prior to voting or abstaining from voting on the Plan, and how it may affect your right to receive distributions.
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15. If you received a Solicitation Package, including a Ballot or Notice and intend to vote on the Plan, you must: (a) follow the instructions carefully; (b) complete all of the required information on the Ballot (as applicable); and (c) either (i) execute and return your completed Ballot according to and as set forth in detail in the voting instructions included in the Solicitation Package so that your Ballot is actually received by the Debtor’s solicitation agent, Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (“Kroll” or the “Balloting Agent”)7 on or before the Voting Deadline, or (ii) instruct your broker or nominee (each, a “Nominee”) to electronically deliver your bonds via the Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) in accordance with your desire to vote to accept or reject the Plan on or before the Voting Deadline. Failure to follow such instructions may disqualify your vote.
16. Election Deadline. The deadline for holders of Claims in Class 5 that have the right to make an election of the form of distributions pursuant to the Plan to make such election is on June 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), unless such time is extended (the “Election Deadline”). If you received an Election Notice with an option to make an election, you must: (a) follow the instructions carefully; and (b) deliver all of the required information according to and as set forth in detail in the election instructions so that it is received by your Nominee in sufficient time for your Nominee to actually effectuate your election through DTC’s ATOP on or before the Election Deadline.
17. Parties in Interest Not Entitled to Vote. Creditors in Class 14 (Section 510(b) Subordinated Claims) are deemed to reject the Plan and not entitled to vote.
18. Creditors in Class 10 (Ordinary Course Customer Claims) and Class 13 (Convenience Claims) are deemed to accept the Plan and not entitled to vote.
19. If a Claim is listed on the Debtor’s list of creditors [Case No. 17-4780, ECF No. 262] as contingent, unliquidated, or disputed and a proof of claim was not (i) filed by the earlier of the applicable bar date for the filing of proofs of claim established by the Court or the Voting Record Date (as applicable); or (ii) deemed timely filed by an order of the Court prior to the Voting Deadline, such Claim shall not be entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Proofs of claim filed for $0.00 or Claims that have been expunged by order of the Court are also not entitled to vote.
20. If you have timely filed a proof of claim and disagree with the Debtor’s classification of, or objection to, your Claim and believe you should be entitled to vote on the Plan, you must serve the Debtor and the parties listed in paragraph 43 of the Disclosure Statement Order and file with the Court (with a copy to Chambers) a motion (a “Rule 3018(a) Motion”) for an order pursuant to Rule 3018 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) temporarily allowing your Claim in a different amount or in a different Class for purposes of voting to accept or reject the Plan. All Rule 3018(a) Motions must be filed on or before the tenth (10th) day after the later of (i) service of this Confirmation Hearing Notice and (ii) service of notice of an objection, if any, as to such Claim. In accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3018(a), as to any to any creditor filing a Rule 3018(a) Motion, such creditor’s Ballot will not be counted except as may be otherwise ordered by the Court prior to the Voting Deadline (June 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), which corresponds to 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time). Creditors may contact the Balloting Agent (i) via first class mail or via overnight courier, at Puerto Rico Ballot Processing, C/O Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (f/k/a Prime Clerk LLC), 850 Third Avenue, Suite 412, Brooklyn, NY 11232, (ii) by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or (iii) by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line), to receive an appropriate Ballot for any Claim for which a proof of claim has been timely filed and a Rule 3018(a) Motion has been granted. Rule 3018(a) Motions that are not timely filed and served in the manner set forth herein shall not be considered.
21. If you wish to have your Claim temporarily allowed for voting purposes pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3018(a), a form of Rule 3018(a) motion together with instructions for filing and serving the motion is available at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/.
22. Parties Who Will Not Be Treated as Creditors. Any holder of a Claim that (i) is scheduled in the List of Creditors at $0.00 and is not the subject of a timely filed proof of Claim or a proof of claim deemed timely filed with the Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any order of the Court, or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law, or (ii) is not scheduled and is not the subject of a timely filed proof of claim or a proof of claim deemed timely filed with the Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any order of the Court, or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law, shall not be treated as a creditor with respect to such Claim for purposes of (a) receiving notices regarding the Plan, and (b) voting on the Plan.
23. Additional Information. Any party in interest wishing to obtain information about the solicitation procedures or copies of the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, including Spanish translations thereof, should contact the Balloting Agent, Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC, by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line), or may view such documents by accessing either https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/ or the Court’s website, https://www.prd.uscourts.gov/. Please note that a Public Access to Court Electronic Records (“PACER”) (http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov) password and login are needed to access documents on the Court’s website. 24. Bankruptcy Rules 2002(c)(3) and 3016(c)). In accordance with Bankruptcy Rules 2002(c)(3) and 3016(c), set forth below are the release, exculpation, and injunction provisions contained in the Plan:
Section 27(A) – Discharge and Release of Claims and Causes of Action:
1. Complete Satisfaction, Discharge, and Release. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all distributions and rights afforded under the Plan shall be, and shall be deemed to be, in exchange for, and in complete satisfaction, settlement, discharge, and release of, all Claims or Causes of Action against PREPA and Reorganized PREPA that arose, in whole or in part, prior to the Effective Date, relating to the Title III Case, the Debtor or Reorganized Debtor or any of their respective Assets, property, or interests of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on such Claims from and after the Petition Date, and regardless of whether any property will have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims or Causes of Action. Upon the Effective Date, the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor shall be deemed discharged and released from any and all Claims, Causes of Action, and any other Debts that arose, in whole or in part, prior to the Effective Date (including prior to the Petition Date), and all Debts of the kind specified in Bankruptcy Code sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i), whether or not (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such Debt is filed or deemed filed under Bankruptcy Code section 501, (b) a Claim based upon such Debt is allowed under Bankruptcy Code section 502 (or is otherwise resolved), or (c) the Holder of a Claim based upon such Debt voted to accept the Plan; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, this Article XXVII.A.1 does not extend to or include any claims, rights, or defenses (whether ordinary or affirmative) of the Vitol Parties related to the Vitol-SCC AP preserved pursuant to the Vitol Settlement Agreement, and the Vitol Parties are not releasing and instead is expressly preserving, all of its claims, rights, or defenses related to the Vitol-SCC AP as provided in the Vitol Settlement Agreement.
2. Preclusion from Assertion of Claims Against the Debtor. All Entities shall be precluded from asserting any and all Claims or other obligations, suits, judgments, damages, Debts, rights, remedies, Causes of Action, or liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on such Claims from and after the Petition Date, against the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor and
each of their respective Assets, property and rights, relating to the Title III Case, regardless of whether any property will have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims or other obligations, suits, judgments, damages, Debts, rights, remedies, Causes of Action, or liabilities. In accordance with the foregoing, except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, the Confirmation Order shall constitute a judicial determination, as of the Effective Date, of the discharge and release of all such Claims, Causes of Action, or Debt of or against the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor pursuant to Bankruptcy Code sections 524 and 944, applicable to the Title III Case pursuant to PROMESA section 301, and such discharge shall void and extinguish any judgment obtained against the Debtor or Reorganized Debtor and their respective Assets, and property at any time, to the extent such judgment is related to a discharged Claim, Debt, or liability. As of the Effective Date, and in consideration for the value provided under the Plan, each Holder of a Claim in any Class under this Plan shall be and hereby is deemed to release and forever waive and discharge as against the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor, and their respective Assets and property and all such Claims; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, this Article XXVII.A.2 does not extend to or include any claims, rights, or defenses (whether ordinary or affirmative) of the Vitol Parties related to the Vitol-SCC AP preserved pursuant to the Vitol Settlement Agreement, and the Vitol Parties are is not releasing and instead is expressly preserving, all of its claims, rights, or defenses related to the Vitol-SCC AP as provided in the Vitol Settlement Agreement.
3. Injunction Related to Discharge of Claims. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article XXVII of the Plan, the Confirmation Order or such other Final Order of the Title III Court that may be applicable, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold Claims or any other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to Article XXVII hereof or who have held, hold, or may hold Claims or any other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to Article XXVII hereof are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from (a) commencing or continuing, directly or indirectly, in any manner, any action or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other proceeding) of any kind on any such Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective Assets or property, (b) the enforcement, attachment, collection, or recovery by any manner or means of any judgment, award, decree, or order against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective assets or property on account of any Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan, (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any encumbrance of any kind against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective assets or property on account of any Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan, and (d) except to the extent provided, permitted, or preserved by Bankruptcy Code sections 553, 555, 556, 559, or 560 or pursuant to the common law right of recoupment, asserting any right of setoff, subrogation, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from any of the Released Parties or any of their respective assets or property, with respect to any such Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan. Such injunction shall extend to all successors and assigns of the Released Parties and their respective assets and property.
Section 27(B) – Releases by the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor: Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, and for good and valuable consideration, each of the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor, the Distribution Agent and each of the Debtor’s and Reorganized Debtor’s Related Persons shall be deemed to have and hereby does irrevocably and unconditionally, fully, finally, and forever waive, release, acquit, and discharge the Released Parties from any and all Claims or Causes of Action that the Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and the Distribution Agent, or any of them, or anyone claiming through them, on their behalf or for their benefit, have or may have or claim to have, now or in the future, against any Released Party that are Released Claims or otherwise are based upon, relate to, or arise out of or in connection with, in whole or in part, any act, omission, transaction, event, or other circumstance relating to the Title III Case, the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, or the Debtor taking place or existing on or prior to the Effective Date, and/or any Claim, act, fact, transaction, occurrence, statement, or omission in connection with or alleged or that could have been alleged, including, without limitation, any such Claim, demand, right, liability, or cause of action for indemnification, contribution, or any other basis in law or equity for damages, costs, or fees.
Section 27(C) – Releases by Holders of Claims: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, as of the Effective Date, for good and valuable consideration, each Holder of a Claim is deemed to have released and discharged the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtor, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtor (including management, ownership, or operation thereof), the Debtor’s in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Title III Case, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Uninsured Bond Settlement Agreement, the Vitol Settlement Agreement, the Restructuring Transactions, the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, or any contract, instrument, release, or other Definitive Documents, agreement, or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, or the Plan, the filing of the Title III Case, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Restructuring Transactions, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan.
Section 27(D) – Exculpation: Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Title III Case, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Uninsured Bond Settlement Agreement, the Vitol Settlement Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other Definitive Document, agreement, or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Title III Case, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a Final Order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the
Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Plan shall not, and shall not be construed to, release or exculpate, any payment obligation under the applicable National Insurance Policy, to any beneficial holder of National Insured Bonds, in accordance with its terms solely to the extent of any failure of such holder to receive the treatment provided to Holders of Claims in Class 5 (or any claims that National may have against a beneficial holder of National Insured Bonds with respect to National’s applicable obligations under the National Insurance Policies).
Section 27(E) – Injunction: As of the Effective Date, all Entities that hold, have held, or may hold a Released Claim that is released pursuant to this Article XXVII of the Plan, are, and shall be, permanently, forever and completely stayed, restrained, prohibited, barred, and enjoined from taking any of the following actions, whether directly or indirectly, derivatively, or otherwise, on account of or based on the subject matter of such discharged Released Claims: (i) commencing, conducting, or continuing in any manner, directly or indirectly, any suit, action, or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other proceeding) in any forum; (ii) enforcing, attaching (including, without limitation any prejudgment attachment), collecting, or in any way seeking to recover any judgment, award, decree, or other order; (iii) creating, perfecting, or in any way enforcing in any matter, directly or indirectly, any Lien; (iv) setting off, seeking reimbursement or contributions from, or subrogation against, or otherwise recouping in any manner, directly or indirectly, any amount against any liability or obligation owed to any Entity released under Article XXVII hereof; and (v) commencing or continuing in any manner, in any place of any judicial, arbitration, or administrative proceeding in any forum, that does not comply with or its inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or the Confirmation Order. Section 36(C) – Supplemental Injunction: Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except to the limited extent provided in the Plan, all Entities, including Entities acting on their behalf, who currently hold or assert, have held or asserted, or may hold or assert, any Released Claims against any of the Released Parties based upon, attributable to, arising out of or relating to the Title III Case or any Claim against the Debtor, whenever and wherever arising or asserted, whether in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, whether sounding in tort, contract, warranty, statute, or any other theory of law, equity or otherwise, shall be, and shall be deemed to be, permanently stayed, restrained and enjoined from taking any action against any of the Released Parties for the purpose of directly or indirectly collecting, recovering or receiving any payment or recovery with respect to any Released Claims arising prior to the Effective Date (including prior to the Petition Date), including, but not limited to:
1. Commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind with respect to any such Released Claim against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party;
2. Enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering, by any manner or means, any judgment, award, decree, or order against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim;
3. Creating, perfecting, or enforcing any Lien of any kind against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim;
4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, asserting, implementing or effectuating any setoff, right of subrogation, indemnity, contribution, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due to any of the Released Parties or against the property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim; and
5. Taking any act, in any manner, in any place whatsoever, that does not conform to, or comply with, the provisions of the Plan or the Confirmation Order, provided, however, that the Debtor’s compliance with the formal requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 3016 shall not constitute an admission that the Plan provides for any injunction against conduct not otherwise enjoined under the Bankruptcy Code.
Dated: March 3, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Martin J. Bienenstock , Martin J. Bienenstock, Paul V. Possinger, Ehud Barak, Margaret A. Dale, Michael T. Mervis, Daniel S. Desatnik, (Admitted Pro Hac Vice), PROSKAUER ROSE LLP, Eleven Times Square, New York, NY 10036, Tel: (212) 969-3000, Fax: (212) 969-2900, Email: mbienenstock@proskauer.com, ppossinger@proskauer.com, ebarak@ proskauer.com, ddesatnik@proskauer.com -and- /s/ Hermann D. Bauer , Hermann D. Bauer, USDC No. 215205, O’NEILL & BORGES LLC, 250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800, San Juan, PR 00918-1813, Tel: (787) 764-8181, Fax: (787) 753-8944, Email: hermann.bauer@oneillborges. com, Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and Management Board as representative for PREPA 1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); (iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17- BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19- BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).
2 On March 29, 2022, Prime Clerk LLC changed its name to Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC.
3 All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.
4 The deadline for the Debtor to file the proposed confirmation order is May 31, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (prevailing Atlantic Time).
5 All of the dates and procedures set forth in this notice are subject to change by further Court order.
6 For the avoidance of doubt, because holders of Claims in the ATOP Classes must submit their vote and/or election through the Automated Tender Offer Platform at The Depository Trust Company, the Voting Record Date shall not apply to the ATOP Classes; provided, however, the Voting Record Date shall apply to (i) any PREPA Revenue Bonds formerly insured by Assured in the primary market, and the principal amount of which was paid by Assured on or after the original maturity date of such bonds (the “Assured Matured Bonds”) or (ii) any claim arising from PREPA Revenue Bonds for which voting through ATOP cannot be established (“ATOP Ineligible Bonds”). The holder as of the Voting Record Date of the (i) claims arising from the Assured Matured Bonds (including, without limitation, Assured) and (ii) claims arising from ATOP Ineligible Bonds shall not be required to tender such bonds through ATOP, and instead shall be provided with a ballot with which to vote such claims.
7 On March 29, 2022, Prime Clerk LLC changed its name to Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
By IRIS EDÉN SANTIAGO Special to The STAR
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The collection is playful, magnetic, fresh and young. It’s full of chic looks with silhouettes exposing long legs and perfect midriffs. Hints of Barbiecore, the musical “Hairspray” and styles that reminded me of Sophia Loren’s charm and glamour are front and center. According to the luxe label, “La Vacanza” -- co-de signed by Donatella Versace and international pop star Dua Lipa -- is a collection about vacations. It is intended for strong, passionate women who value exclusivity and the spotlight. The designers updated Versace’s signature elements like butterflies and lady bugs seen in shows in the mid-1990s. Bejew eled buckles and studded straps used in var ious designs as belts, in necklines, bralettes or as ornaments are simply fabulous. But terflies are seen in colorful glitzy patterns, and contrasting in fabrics with black and white polka dots. Loving the mono chrome looks! There is just unparalleled elegance in monochromatic ensembles. Also winning? Blazer dresses, lingerieinspired midis, suits, and cropped jack ets. The oversized sunglasses, hair acces sories, chunky bracelets and candy rings are the perfect complement to “La Vacan za.” Oh ladies, and don’t ignore the metallic boots in ice blue, lavender, pink and black.
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The collection is playful, magnetic, fresh and young
the brain that are responsible for decision making and problem solving, those regions are better developed,” Gothe said. Yoga might provide relief for aching backs, too. In a 2020 report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality analyzed the results of 10 clinical trials, concluding that yoga may ease lower back pain and improve low back function. The American College of Physicians now recommends yoga as a treatment for chronic low back pain.
Like any exercise regimen, though, yoga can pose risks. People with certain health conditions may want to avoid some poses. For instance, people with diabetes, glaucoma or heart disease should not do poses that would require them to place the head below the heart, Fazzio said.
One form of yoga that is particularly good for beginners is hatha yoga, which involves holding certain postures while breathing in a deliberate and controlled way.
If you have physical limitations, you could try modified forms of hatha yoga. “If you really find it difficult to get up and down off the floor, or you have difficulty being able to sit on the floor because of limited range of motion, then look into standing yoga, look into chair yoga,” said Dr. Natalie Nevins, a family medicine physician, a yogi and an assistant dean at Western University of Health Sciences.
If you go to an in-person studio, introduce yourself to the instructor before class and explain that you’re a beginner, said Bhibha M. Das, a kinesiologist who studies yoga at East Carolina University. “Let that instructor know what physical limitations you might have,” she said.
By MELINDA WENNER MOYERYoga has been popular for decades, but participation in the mind-body practice just keeps growing. In 2017, more than 14% of adults in the United States practiced yoga, according to a nationally representative survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nevertheless, there are still many misconceptions about the activity. When many people think of yoga, what comes to mind are thin, lithe bodies contorting in impossible ways. But “anybody can do yoga,” said Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, a physical therapist and clinical professor of yoga and health at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
You don’t even have to move your body much, if at all; even if you focus primarily on the breathing, you can still get benefits, said Laura Schmalzl, a neuroscientist and certified yoga instructor at the Southern California University of Health Sciences.
Yoga, which originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, has become a staple of American fitness for many reasons. It requires little to no equipment and can be made accessible to nearly everyone.
It has also been linked to a growing number of health benefits, including stress relief, better sleep, improved cognition and reduced back pain. Research also suggests that, at least for otherwise sedentary people, yoga improves balance, strength and flexibility as much as many stretching and strengthening exercises do.
One possible reason for yoga’s many benefits: It is an
intentional practice that requires focus from both the mind and the body. Many people exercise while also engaging in other activities or distracting their minds to pass the time — they watch shows while doing elliptical training or listen to podcasts while jogging.
But in a yoga class, “usually you’re focused on the instructor, you’re focused on your breath, you’re focused on the alignment of your body and postures,” said Neha Gothe, the director of the Exercise Psychology Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who studies yoga. “And so your mind is very much present in the moment in the movement.”
Because of this emphasis on connecting the mind and the body, yoga may lead to greater mental health benefits than other forms of exercise. Research suggests that yoga reduces anxiety, elevates a person’s mood and reduces stress, perhaps more than aerobic exercise does. A 2023 clinical trial also found that yoga reduces symptoms of depression and improves sleep.
The act of doing yoga tamps down activity in certain pathways within the body that get ramped up in response to threats, collectively referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system, Fazzio said.
Some studies suggest that yoga can also reduce the frequency and severity of migraines, and a recent review of five studies found that it “may offer benefits to cognitive function” among people ages 60 and older.
“If you look at the brains of people who have been practicing yoga for a long time, you see that the regions of
If you’re doing yoga to address a particular health issue, you may want to consult with a physical therapist or a certified yoga therapist who can tailor a regimen to your body’s needs, Schmalzl said. Low back pain, for instance, can have many different causes, she said, so the postures and stretches that help one person with back pain may not help another.
Many online classes are free and provide a quality of instruction similar to in-person classes, Dr. Nevins said. Das’ favorite classes include Yoga with Adriene and Do Yoga With Me. If you need modifications, Schmalzl recommended the Accessible Yoga Studio.
For people who want to explore other gentle forms of yoga, possibilities include Kundalini yoga, which often incorporates chanting and singing; vinyasa yoga, which involves linking postures together in a sequence that flows; and Iyengar yoga, which focuses on precision and alignment.
Nevins, who is partial to Kundalini yoga, suggested watching YouTube videos of people doing various kinds of yoga to get a sense of what they entail. “Do a little bit of homework to find the thing that speaks to you,” she said.
The best advice for making shrimp cocktail I ever learned came from the great chef and cookbook author James Beard. He was adamantly against it.
Not the shrimp, of course, which he adored, but rather the “overpowering red menace known as cocktail sauce,” as he wrote in his classic cookbook, “The New James Beard.”
“If you value their sweet and delicate flavor,” he said, pair your shrimp with lemon, mayonnaise or my personal favorite, a tangy rémoulade sauce.
Beard’s classic French rémoulade calls for a homemade mayonnaise spiked with loads of capers, lemon juice and parsley. I added horseradish and hot sauce for a kick, and just enough ketchup to tint the sauce pale pink without letting it cloy. The result is as creamy as it is bracing, an excellent foil to the shrimp’s sweet salinity.
Beard sorted out the sauce part for me, but to improve the shrimp I turned to another culinary great, Ina Garten.
The traditional method is to poach them in a pot of seasoned water, but Garten smartly roasts them instead. Roasting the crustaceans concentrates their flavor, keeping them plump and tender with far less of a risk of overcooking.
Besides, roasting is a snap. Toss the peeled shrimp on a sheet pan with a drizzle of olive oil and pinch of salt, and then throw the pan in the oven at high heat. The shrimp will be done in 10 minutes or less, depending on their size.
Since you don’t need to plunge the shrimp in an ice bath to stop the cooking, they won’t be overly chilled. Served warm or at room temperature, the shrimp are at their succulent best.
If you don’t mind the expense, choose extralarge shrimp (16 to 20 shrimp per pound), which are attractive to serve and forgiving to cook. But smaller, more economical shrimp also work perfectly, as long as you shave a minute or two from
the roasting time and watch them carefully. The shrimp are done when they turn from translucent gray to opaque pink, but they shouldn’t curl into rounds, which indicates overcooking. Think gently curving ears, not tightly coiled Os.
In many decades of existence, shrimp cocktail has fallen from the height of fashion to a kind of kitschy charm. But this one retains its lofty status by standing on the shoulders of more than one giant.
Roasting shrimp for shrimp cocktail intensifies their sweet saline flavor and makes them exceptionally plump and tender, with less chance of overcooking than the traditional poaching. Then, instead of being paired with the usual bright red cocktail sauce, these shrimp are served with a horseradish-forward take on a classic French rémoulade, which is both bracing and creamy. It’s best to season the sauce to taste: Adding more ketchup makes it sweeter and pinker; more lemon juice makes it tangier; more horseradish makes it sharper.
Yield: 4 to 6 appetizer servings
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
For the Shrimp:
1 pound extra-large (16 to 20 count) shrimp, shelled, deveined if you like
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Horseradish Sauce:
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons chopped scallions
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons prepared white horseradish, plus more to taste
1 tablespoon drained capers, finely chopped
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
1 to 2 teaspoons ketchup, to taste
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Pat shrimp dry. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss shrimp with oil, a pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Roast until the shrimp turn pink and opaque, and are cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes. (They shouldn’t curl up, which indicates overcooking.) Remove from the hot baking sheet and place on a plate or serving platter.
2. Prepare the horseradish sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients, adding a pinch of salt and pepper. Taste, adding more horseradish, lemon juice and ketchup if needed.
3. Serve shrimp with the sauce for dipping.
Roasted shrimp cocktail with horseradish sauce in New York, May 9, 2023. Do as Melissa Clark does, and roast, don’t poach, the shrimp, then serve them with a creamy horseradish rémoulade. Food styled by Cyd Raftus McDowell.
The San Juan Daily StarESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ MIGUEL ANDINO SANTANA, COMPUESTA
POR: ANACELIS ANDINO CRESPO; CHRISTIAN EFRAIN ANDINO RIVERA; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO
Demandados
Civil Núm.: MT2021CV00715.
(201). Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL.
El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación:
RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número cuatrocientos treinta y dos (432) de la comunidad rural Guárico del Barrio Algarrobo del término municipal de Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero punto mil doscientos veintiún (0.1221) cuerdas, equivalentes a cuatrocientos setenta y nueve punto setenta y tres (479.73) metros cuadrados. En lindes; por el NORTE, con parcela número cuatrocientos doce (412) de la comunidad; por el SUR, con parcela número cuatrocientos treinta y uno (431) de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con parcela número cuatrocientos diecinueve (419); y por el OES-
TE, con calle número veintidós (22) y parcela número cuatrocientos cuarenta y tres (443) de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio 6 del tomo 207 de Vega Baja, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Sección IV de Bayamón, finca número 11,815. Dirección fisica: Lot.#432, #22 St., Guarico Community, Algarrobo Ward, Vega Baja, PR. 00693. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso.
C. 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 ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D. Que la propiedad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes posteriores:
Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de RF Mortgage & Investment Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $50,000.00, con intereses al 8 5/8% anual, vencedero el día 1 de mayo de 2015, constituida mediante la escritura número 341, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de abril de 2000, ante el notario Enrique N. Vela Colón, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Vega Baja, finca número 11,815, inscripción 2da. (así surge),como Asiento Abreviado, extendidas las líneas el día 29 de agosto de 2016, en virtud de la Ley número 216 del día 27 de diciembre de 2010. (Fue presentado el día 16 de mayo de 2000, al Asiento 83 del Diario 125. E. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma principal de $78,053.40, la suma de $12,064.03, que incluye intereses según pactados, cargos por demora y otros cargos, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de 10% del principal, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La
PRIMERA SUBASTA se celebrará el día 3 DE AGOSTO DE 2023
A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Vega Baja, por el tipo mínimo de $99,216.00. De declararse desierta dicha subasta
se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 10 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $66,144.00. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 17 DE AGOSTO DE 2023
A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $49,608.00. Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 16 de mayo de 2023 en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Alg. Freddie Omar Rodríguez Collazo, Alguacil.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante Vs. LUCAS G. RAMOS RIVERA
Demandado
Civil Núm.: CA2022CV03654.
Salón: 406. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: LUCAS G. RAMOS RIVERA - COND. JARDÍN SERENO 10 CALLE LA CERÁMICA APT 1003 CAROLINA, PR 009832209.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto.
Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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.
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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Kevin Sánchez Campanero cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kevin.sanchez@ orf-law.com, y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de abril de 2023. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 14 de abril de 2023. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE COAMO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JESSIE A. TORRES ZAYAS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CO2022CV00331. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
A: JESSIE A TORRES ZAYASBO CUYON CARR 14 R702 K4 H2 PAR12 COAMO, PUERTO RICO 00769 / PO BOX 443 COAMO, PUERTO RICO 00769.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic-
tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose.aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y ci sello del Tribunal, en Coamo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de mayo de 2023. En Coamo, Puerto Rico, el 2 de mayo de 2023. ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARIBEL AVILÉS RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE FAJARDO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante Vs. CARLOS RAMOS ROMAN
Demandado Civil Núm.: RG2022CV00574. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMTENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: CARLOS RAMOS ROMANBOX 379 CALLE 37, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745-2510. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, la Lcda. Natalie Bonaparte cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com, edwin.serrano@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en día 2 de mayo de 2023. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 2 de mayo de 2023. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. ROSE RODRÍGUEZ NEGRÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN RAFAEL
JOSÉ CARLE SIFRE
T/C/C RAFAEL CARLE
T/C/C RAFAEL CARLE SIFRE COMPUESTA
POR CARLOS ENRIQUE CARLE MATOS, FLOR JOSEFINA CARLE MATOS, RAFAEL
TOMAS CARLE MATOS, LUIS CARLE MATOS, MARÍA JESÚS CARLE MATOS, JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN FLOR MARÍA
MATOS LUGO T/C/C
FLOR M. MATOS T/C/C
FLOR MARIA MATOS DE CARLE COMPUESTA
POR CARLOS ENRIQUE
CARLE MATOS, FLOR JOSEFINA CARLE
MATOS, RAFAEL
TOMAS CARLE MATOS, LUIS CARLE MATOS, MARÍA JESÚS CARLE MATOS, JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV06718.
(604). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: SUCESIÓN RAFAEL
JOSÉ CARLE SIFRE
T/C/C RAFAEL CARLE
T/C/C RAFAEL CARLE
SIFRE COMPUESTA POR
RAFAEL TOMAS CARLE
MATOS, LUIS CARLE MATOS, MARÍA JESÚS
CARLE MATOS, JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN FLOR MARÍA MATOS LUGO T/C/C
FLOR M. MATOS T/C/C
FLOR MARIA MATOS DE CARLE COMPUESTA POR
RAFAEL TOMAS CARLE MATOS, LUIS CARLE MATOS, MARÍA JESÚS
CARLE MATOS, JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS.
LA SECRETARIA que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 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 60 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 24 de mayo de 2023.
En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 24 de mayo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ELSA MAGALY CANDELARIO CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SALINAS
ORIENTAL BANK Y BANCO POPULAR DE
PUERTO RICO COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE JULIA SOLIVAN DE LEON COMPUESTA POR SU HEREDERA CONOCIDA IRMA IVONNE POLANCO SOLIVAN; SUCESIÓN DE ANGEL LUIS POLANCO MONTAÑEZ COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS IRMA IVONNE POLANCO SOLIVAN, ALANYS POLANCO MUNET Y ÁNGEL LUIS POLANCO MUNET; SUCESION DE DIANE MARIE POLANCO SOLIVAN COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS STEPHANIE PIÑA POLANCO Y JORGE MARTINEZ POLANCO; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHAS SUCESIONES Demandados Civil Núm.: GM2023CV00053. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: IRMA IVONNE POLANCO SOLIVAN COMO HEREDERA CONOCIDA DE LA SUCESIÓN DE JULIA SOLIVAN DE LEÓN Y LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS POLANCO MONTAÑEZ; STEPHANIE PIÑA POLANCO Y JORGE MARTÍNEZ POLANCO COMO HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE DIANE MARIE POLANCO SOLIVAN; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE TODAS LAS SUCESIONES. URB. JARDINES DE SALINAS, SOLAR 3 CALLE A SALINAS, PR 00751. DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO BOX 1601 GUAYAMA, PR 00785; URB. JARDINES DE SALINAS A-3 CALLE ROLANDO CRUZ
QUIÑONES SALINAS, PR 00751; IRMA IVONNE
POLANCO SOLIVAN:
BAIROA GOLDEN GATE
II CALLE G Q-8 CAGUAS, PR 00727; STEPHANIE
PIÑA POLANCO: URB.
STARLIGHT CALLE
GALAXIA #3476 PONCE, PR 00717 Y A PO BOX
1623 APOPKA, FL 32704
Y JORGE MARTÍNEZ
POLANCO A: 5905
COQUYT DR. MOUNT
DORA, FL 32757.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días a partir de la publicación de este edicto.
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, 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 sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.
Se le apercibe que conforme al artículo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §11021, usted tiene 30 días para aceptar o repudiar la herencia desde la publicación de este edicto. A esos efectos, de no rechazarla, se tendrá la herencia por aceptada. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato:
BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P.
LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RÚA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970
TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL:
ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
En Salinas, Puerto Rico a 24 de mayo de 2023. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. SANTA MELÉNDEZ RIVERA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE COMERÍO
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. JOSÉ ÁNGEL AVILÉS RIVERA T/C/C JOSÉ A. AVILÉS RIVERA,
DAMARIS RIVERA FIGUEROA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandado(a)
Civil: AI2019CV00536. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR
LA VÍA ORDINARIA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: JOSÉ ÁNGEL AVILÉS RIVERA T/C/C JOSÉ A. AVILÉS RIVERA, DAMARIS RIVERA FIGUEROA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS A SUS ÚLTIMAS DIRECCIONES CONOCIDAS:
749 RD KM 2.4, QUEBRADA GRANDE, BARRANQUITAS PR
00794 Y HC 1 BOX 5685, BARRANQUITAS PR 00794-9440. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
SUCESIÓN DE RAMÓN RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍNEZ Y LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSARIO BÁEZ JIMÉNEZ AMBAS COMPUESTAS
POR ¨JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE¨ COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE AMBAS SUCESIONES; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV08269. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: SUCESIÓN DE RAMÓN RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍNEZ Y LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSARIO BÁEZ JIMÉNEZ AMBAS COMPUESTAS
SUCESION DE FERNANDO LOPEZ TORO Y MARIA ANTONIA MIRANDA MESTRE
T/C/C MARIA ANTONIA MIRANDA DE LOPEZ, FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Demandado(a)
Civil: HU2023CV00312. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: SUCESION DE FERNANDO LOPEZ TORO Y MARIA
MALDONADO
MALDONADO T/C/C
MARÍA M. MALDONADO
COMPUESTA POR: AMARILIS VIERA
MALDONADO, ANA B. VIERA MALDONADO, LA SUCESIÓN DE ALEXANDER VIERA
MALDONADO COMPUESTA POR PERENGANO Y SUTANEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE ALEXANDER VIERA MALDONADO, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ ANTONIO ROSARIO RIVERA COMPUESTA
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de octubre de 2021, 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 23 de mayo de 2023. En Comerío, Puerto Rico, el 23 de mayo de 2023.
ELIZABETHGONZÁLEZ
RIVERA, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. APONTE MERCADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs.
POR ¨JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE¨ COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE AMBAS SUCESIONES. EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 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 60 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 25 de mayo de 2023. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ELSA MAGALY CANDELARIO CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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ANTONIA MIRANDA MESTRE T/C/C MARIA ANTONIA MIRANDA DE LOPEZ, FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL: A SU DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA: COOPERATIVA DE LA VIVIENDA JUAN MENDOZA # 61 CALLE 5, NAGUABO PR 00718; P/C LIC. ROBERTO CARLOS LATIMER VALENTÍN.
(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 24 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 25 de mayo de 2023. En HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. ILEANETTE RIVAS SERRANO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRH’IERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE
POR: JAVIER ROSARIO MALDONADO; PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: BY2021CV04056. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia dictada el 9 de septiembre de 2022 y notificada el 6 de marzo de 2023, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 20 de abril de 2023 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 2 de mayo de 2023 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 2 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el Cuarto Piso de la Oficina del Alguacil de Subastas, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala Superior, ubicado en la Carretera Número Dos (#2), Kilómetro 10.4, Esquina Calle Esteban Padilla, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad:
URBANA: Solar marcado con el Número dos (2) de la manzana catorce (14) de la Urbanización Sierra Bayamón, situada en el Barrio Hato Tejas de Bayamón, con un área de 332.45 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE: con Solar Número uno (1) distancia de 25.00 metros; por el SUR: con el Solar Núme-
ro tres (3), distancia de 25.00 metros; por el ESTE: con Calle Número catorce (14), distancia de 13 metros, 298 milésimas de metros; y por el OESTE: con The Mall, distancia de 13 metros 298 milésimas de metros. Enclava una casa de hormigón y bloques para una familia. La propiedad consta inscrita al folio 246 del tomo 156 de Bayamón Norte, Finca 7334. Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita como asiento abreviado al folio 2653 del tomo 270 de Bayamón Norte, Finca 7334. Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. Inscripción séptima (7ma). Dirección Física: Urb. Sierra Bayamón, 14-2 Calle 14, Bayamón PR 00961-4434. Número de Catastro: 15-085004-935-02-001. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $50,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 9 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $33,333.33. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 16 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado; o sea, $25,000.00. 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 ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $31,689.73 de principal, intereses sobre dicha suma de 7.25% anual desde el 1 de enero de 2020 hasta su completo pago, más $276.64 de recargos acumulados, más la cantidad estipulada de $5,000.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato de préstamo. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. Sucesión de María Margarita Maldonado Maldonado t/c/c María M. Maldonado compuesta por Alexander Viera Maldonado, Amarilis Viera Maldonado, Ana B. Viera Maldonado, Fulano y Mengano, Sucesión José Antonio Rosario
Rivera compuesta por Sutano y Perencejo de ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el Caso Civil Número BY2021CV04056, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $31,689.73 y otras cantidades, según demanda de fecha de 7 de octubre de 2021. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Bayamón Norte. Anotación A. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta corno bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 210-2015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de mayo de 2023. JOSÉ F. MARRERO ROBLES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #131, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN, SALA SUPERIOR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE JORGE LUIS OLIVERAS REYES COMPUESTA POR ERIC DOEL TIRADO DASTAS EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA Y COMO HEREDERO
Parte Demandada
(504). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia Sumaria dictada el 29 de marzo de 2023 y notificada el 30 de marzo de 2023 , la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 4 de mayo de 2023 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 5 de mayo de 2023 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 2 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Cuarto Piso de la Oficina del Alguacil de Subastas, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala Superior, ubicado en la Carretera Número Dos (#2), Kilómetro 10.4, Esquina Esteban Padilla, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Apartamento seis guion A (6A) del Condominio Lago Vista de Levittown. Apartamento de una sola planta terrera cuyas dimensiones exteriores son 41’ 6” de ancho por 36’ 6” de largo y un área interior de piso de 1,165.55 pies cuadrados y consta de un sala-comedor, cocina, área de laundry, tres cuartos dormitorios, un cuarto de baño, una terraza y cinco closets. Su puerta principal está localizada en la sala-comedor y conduce al solar en el cual está localizado el edificio. Tiene una participación de 2.16414% en las ganancias y gastos comunes y derechos en los elementos comunes generales. La propiedad consta inscrita al folio 20 del tomo 205 de Toa Baja, Finca 12588. Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección II. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 22 del tomo 205 de Toa Baja, Finca 12588. Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección II. Inscripción quinta. (5da). Dirección Física: Cond. Lago Vista I, Blq Monroig, Apt. A6, Toa Baja PR 00949. Número de Catastro: 13-038-050-228-06-013. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $87,975.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 9 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea,
$58,650.00. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA día 16 DE AGOSTO DE 2023, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $43.987.50. 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. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $63,653.04 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.5% anual desde el 1 de noviembre de 2017 hasta su completo pago, más $626.93 de recargos acumulados, más la cantidad estipulada de $8,797.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Vs. La Sucesión de Jorge Luis
Oliveras Reyes compuesta por Israel Oliveras Pagán, Emilia
Reyes Pérez, Fulano y Mengano de Tal y Eric Doel Tirado Dastas, ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior Bayamón, en el Caso Civil Número BY2019CV03490, sobre
Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $63,653.04 y otras cantidades, según demanda de fecha de 21 de junio de 2019.
Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Toa Baja. Anotación A. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. 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; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en
la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de mayo de 2023.
José F. Marrero Robles, Alguacil Auxiliar Placa #131, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN, SALA SUPERIOR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. EDNA
CASIANO SANTANA
Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: SG2022CV00051. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
A: EDNA
CASIANO SANTANABO CAIN ALTO CARR 361
KM 6.2 SAN GERMAN, PUERTO RICO 00683 / HC 3 BOX 9640 SAN GERMAN, PUERTO RICO 00683-9791.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box
71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Germán, Puerto Rico, hoy día 3 de mayo de 2023. En San Germán, Puerto Rico, el 3 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. SOCORRO VÉLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Demandante Vs. JOB FERNANDEZ FRED
Demandado Civil Núm.: LU2022CV00176. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JOB FERNANDEZ FREDBO SABANA, CARR 9983, KM 0.5, LUQUILLO, PR 00773.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, la Lcda. Natalie Bonaparte cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com, edwin.serrano@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA
y el sello del Tribunal, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 3 de mayo de 2023. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 3 de mayo de 2023. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. ROSE RODRÍGUEZ NEGRÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Demandante Vs. SUCESION SANDRA JANET CRUZ
BAHAMUNDI T/C/C
SANDRA JEANNETTE CRUZ BAHAMUNDI
T/C/C SANDRA J. SMITH T/C/C SANDRA SMITH COMPUESTA
POR GISELLE KRUG
T/C/C GISELLE SMITH
T/C/C GISELLE SMITH
CRUZ, BEVERLY SMITH CRUZ; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Demandados
Civil Núm.: AG2022CV00056. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, 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 AGUADILLA , 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 AGUADILLA , el 2 DE AGOSTO 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: RÚSTICA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Marbella, situada en el Barrio Borinquen de Aguadilla, marcado en el plano de inscripción de dicha Urbanización con el numero doscientos dieciocho (218) de la Calle F, compuesto de CUATROCIENTOS DIECISIETE PUNTO NOVENTA METROS CUADRADOS (417.90 M.C.)
En lindes por el NORTE, con la calle F, distancia de dieciocho punto cincuenta (18.50) metros y la mitad de un arco de dos puntos setenta y cinco (2.75) metros, con una distancia total de veintinueve punto veinticinco (29.25) metros; por el SUR, con el Solar numero doscientos diecisiete (217), distancia de diecisiete punto diecinueve (17.19) metros; por el ESTE, con la Calle “E”, distancia de veintidós punto cero cero (22.00) metros y la mitad de un arco de dos punto setenta y cinco (2.75) metros, con una distancia total de veinticuatro punto setenta y cinco (24.75) metros y por el OESTE, con el Solar numero doscientos diecinueve (219), distancia de dieciocho punto cincuenta y un (18.51) metros. Contiene una casa de concreto reforzado, diseñada para una familia. Consta inscrita al folio 22 del tomo 155 de Aguadilla, finca 6,896, Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla. La Hipoteca Revertida consta presentada al Asiento 1384 del Diario 849, finca 6,896 de Aguadilla, Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla, inscripción 4ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. MARBELLA, 218 CALLE F, AGUADILLA, PR 00603. 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 certificación 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: $139,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 20 de marzo de 2099. 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 $139,500.00, 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 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $93,000.00, 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 $69,750.00, 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 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 $53,224.60 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $43,213.40 en intereses acumulados al 16 de junio de 2022 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $12,535.24 en seguro hipotecario; $4,932.84 en seguro; $1,595.00 de tasaciones; $962.00 de inspecciones; $10,952.80 de preservación; $6,120.00 de adelantos pendientes; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $13,950.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado, esta última habrá de devengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras aplicable a esta fecha, desde este mismo día hasta su total y completo saldo. 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 AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico, hoy 11 de mayo de 2023.
ANTONIA RIVERA ACEVEDO, ALGUACIL PLACA #763.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE NEDY MARÍA CORDERO VÉLEZ
T/C/C NEDYS CORDERO DE CARLO COMPUESTA POR SU HEREDERO CONOCIDO FERDINAND ORLANDO CARLO CORDERO; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN
Demandados
Civil Núm.: MZ2023CV00400. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.
A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE NEDY MARÍA CORDERO VÉLEZ TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO NEDYS CORDERO DE CARLO. URB. SANTA MARTA A-27, CALLE 102, SAN GERMÁN, PR 00683; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO BOX 443 LAJAS, PR 00667.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días a partir de la publicación de este edicto.
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, 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 dic-
tar 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 sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le apercibe que conforme al artículo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §11021, usted tiene 30 días para aceptar o repudiar la herencia desde la publicación de este edicto. A esos efectos, de no rechazarla, se tendrá la herencia por aceptada. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RÚA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970
TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 25 de mayo de 2023. LIC. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL II. NILDA TORRES ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I. LEGAL NOTICE
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TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. ARELIZ TORRES GONZÁLEZ
Demandado(a)
Civil: BY2022CV04506. Sala: 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: ARELIZ TORRES GONZÁLEZSANTA JUANITA DF15 BABILONIA, BAYAMÓN, PR 00956. (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 23 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 24 de mayo de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 24 de mayo de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Caso: KCD2017-0479. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: CAMILLE ROSADO WESTERN, SU ESPOSO FULANO DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. EL SECRETARIO(A) QUE
SUSCRIBE LE NOTIFICA A USTED QUE EL 23 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 26 DE MAYO
DE 2023. LIC. MALDONADO ENARQUE, DUNCAN R. EJECUCIONES@CM-PRLAW. COM. EN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, EL 26 DE MAYO DE 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MILDRED FRANCO REVENTÓS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ
ORIENTAL BANK COMO
AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE MONEY HOUSE, INC.
Demandante V.
WANDA LEE ROSADO
VEGA POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE LA SUCESION DE RICARDO
DAVID QUILES RESTO; LA SUCESION DE RICARDO DAVID QUILES RESTO COMPUESTA POR
CAROLINA, VALERIA, CRISTHIAN TODOS DE APELLIDOS QUILES DE JESUS E IRIANI QUILES
ROSADO (MENOR DE EDAD); FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandado(a)
Civil: MT2022CV00566. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: CAROLINA, VALERIA Y CRISTHIAN TODOS DE APELLIDOS QILLLES DE JESUS COMO
MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE RICARDO
DAVID QUILES RESTO, A LAS SIGUIENTES
DIRECCIONES: (A) PO
BOX 1018 CIALES PR 00638 (B) HC-01 BOX
5203 CIALES PR 00638
(C) CARR. 642 KM 49.0
LOT 53, COMUNIDAD MONTEBELLO, MANATI, PR 00674.
FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL, COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA
SUCESION DE RICARDO
DAVID QUILES RESTO, A LAS SIGUIENTES
DIRECCIONES: (A) PO
BOX 1018 CIALES, PR 00638 (B) HC-01 BOX
5203 CIALES PR 00638
(E) CARR. 642 KM 49.0
53 COMUNIDAD, MONTEBELLO MANATI, PR 00674.
(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 24 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 24 de mayo de 2023. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2023. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. SARAY SALGADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ANDENO CO
Demandante V. IVETTE OCASIO DÁVILA
Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV01106. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: IVETTE OCASIO DÁVILA. RES MANUEL A PEREZ APT. 17, SAN JUAN, PR 00923. Se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este tribunal, demanda contra usted, solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: Cobro de Dinero - Regla 60. Representa a la parte demandante, el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato:
Brito.Legal 1607 Ave. Ponce de León
St. GM6 #232
San Juan, PR 00969
Tel. 787-705-1011
E-mail: adrian@brito.legal
POR LA PRESENTE, se le em-
plaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento. 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://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php./ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se presente 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 la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.
En San Juan, Puerto Rico a 25 de mayo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. NANCY I. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR EDITH MIRIAM CRUZ ORTIZ
Demandante Vs. OCWEN FEDERAL BANK Y/O JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE, X, Y, Z, TENEDOR DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO
Demandados
Civil Núm.: PO2023CV01428. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: OCWEN FEDERAL BANK Y/O JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE, X, Y, Z, TENEDOR DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO, DEMANDADOS DESCONOCIDOS. Por la presente se le emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitando la cancelación de un pagaré suscrito bajo affidavit número 4850 a favor del Doral Mortgage Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma de $61,200.00, intereses al 8 1/2% anual y vencimiento el día 1º de febrero de dos mil veinte (2020), según consta de la escritura #68, otorgada en Ponce, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de enero de 1990, ante el notario público Félix Llorens Santini,
inscrita al folio 258 del tomo 1431 de Ponce, finca #43,242, inscripción 5ta., del Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, el cual fue saldado en su totalidad y transmitido por endoso a favor de la parte demandante. Este no ha podido ser cancelado por haberse extraviado el mismo. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas que pueden ser tenedores o estar interesados en el pagaré extraviado, que de no contestar la Demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, y notificar copia de la contestación de ésta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogado, Lcdo. Samuel Torres Cortés a: P.O. Box 335072, Ponce, P.R. 00733-5072, teléfono (787)844-5220, dentro de los próximos treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Extendido bajo mi firma y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy 23 de mayo de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES. SECRETARIA. LOYDA TORRES IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante V. MEREDITH
DAVILA PEREZ
Demandado(a)
Civil: BY2022CV05467. Sala: 501. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: MEREDITH
DAVILA PEREZ. (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 23 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 25 de mayo de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2023.
LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC., COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. Demandante V. CARLOS RUIZ MARTINEZ Demandado(a)
Civil: AG2021CV00721. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: CARLOS RUIZ MARTINEZ. DIRECCIONES
CONOCIDAS: PO BOX 4956 AGUADILLA PR 00605-4956; URB ROOSEVELT 450 CALLE FERNANDO CALDER SAN JUAN PR 009182730.
P/C LCDA. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA. PO BOX 366695, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00936-6695.
LCDO. EDWIN OMAR SERRANO PEÑA. COND. MONTECENTRO, CALLE DAGUAO APDO 203, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO 00987.
(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 19 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 procedi-
miento 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 22 de mayo de 2023. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 22 de mayo de 2023. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NATHALIE I. ACEVEDO QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V.
DANIEL G.
VASQUEZ HOYOS
Demandado(a)
Civil: TB2022CV00588. Sala
501. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: DANIEL G.
VASQUEZ HOYOS.
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The Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals Monday night, clinching a roller-coaster, hold-your-breath, best-of-seven series in Game 7 103-84 to extend their remarkable postseason run.
“I had so much belief in myself and this group of guys,” said Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who was named the MVP of the series. He scored 28 points in Game 7.
The Heat, whose resurgence as the East’s No. 8 seed has seemingly surprised everyone but them, will face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals beginning Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC). The Nuggets secured their first trip to the championship round by completing a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals a week ago. The Heat are just the second eighth seed, after the 1998-99 New York Knicks, to reach the NBA Finals under the current playoff format.
Not that it was easy.
“Sometimes you have to suffer for the things you really want,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said during the postgame trophy presentation.
After the Heat won the first three games of the series, the Celtics regained their rhythm and won the next three to force a seventh and deciding game at home. Boston was bidding to become the first team to win an NBA playoff series after trailing 3-0. But Miami avoided becoming a historical footnote/ punchline by dipping into its bottomless well of perseverance.
Even when the Heat were scuffling in the regular season, losing nearly as often as they won, Spoelstra stuck with his approach.
Spoelstra said he sensed that the Heat were capable of improving if they continued to focus on their daily work. There was nothing especially sexy about it — meeting after frustrating losses, watching film, practicing hard.
“Those are gratifying experiences,” Spoelstra said earlier in the series, “particularly when you’re losing games and you’re getting criticized for it. But you’re still able to just come together and try to get it right.”
The Heat went about six months without getting it right. But over the past six weeks, they have unlocked all their promise and potential to clinch another appearance in the NBA Finals. It is the franchise’s seventh in its 35 seasons and second in the past four years.
“The ups and downs prepared us for these moments,” Bam Adebayo, the Heat’s All-Star center, said during the series as the
Heat went about their business of outlasting the Celtics.
The Heat won the first two games of the series in Boston then routed the Celtics in Miami in Game 3. Spoelstra said “a lot of pent-up stuff” had been fueling his team but declined to elaborate.
His players were more forthcoming: They recalled being eliminated by the Celtics in the conference finals last season, an especially disappointing exit since the Heat were the East’s top seed and the series went seven games.
The Heat nearly blew it this time around. Before Game 7, the Celtics were entertaining dreams of replicating the Boston Red Sox’s dramatic comeback in the 2004 American League Championship Series, when they made baseball history by coming back from a 3-0 series deficit to eliminate the New York Yankees. The Red Sox then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series to win their first championship since 1918.
But Miami was too determined and too tough, finding beauty in the struggle. Butler, the team’s gifted two-way forward, imposed his will early in the series, while Adebayo was a defensive menace. But their supporting cast made the difference.
Caleb Martin, a small forward who moved into the starting lineup for Games 6 and 7, was the Heat’s most consistent player throughout the series. He had 26 points in Game 7 and made of 11 of
his 16 shots, including four 3-pointers. Gabe Vincent, the team’s starting point guard, played the final two games with a sprained ankle. And Duncan Robinson came off the bench to make timely 3-pointers.
On Monday, before a hostile crowd that was at a fever pitch during player introductions, the Heat seemed intent on drowning out the noise by relying on their defense. The Celtics missed all 10 of their 3-point attempts in the first quarter; in the second quarter, the Heat led by as many as 17 points.
Boston had cut into Miami’s lead when Martin went to work again, closing the third quarter with a turnaround baseline jumper. He opened the fourth quarter with his fourth 3-pointer of the game, and the Heat’s lead was back to 13.
Adebayo had been asked earlier in the series about the key to the team’s success.
“Believing,” he said. “Believing in one another. Believing that we can get a win. Believing that we can beat the No. 1 team in the league. You know, belief is real, and we’ve got a will to win.”
The Heat did indeed beat the No. 1 team,
upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks, who had the league’s best regular-season record, in the first round of the playoffs. They beat the fifthseeded Knicks in six games in the second round to set up their series with Boston.
The Celtics had slumped over the final weeks of the regular season, slipping to the No. 2 seed in the East behind Milwaukee, and needed six games to eliminate the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. (The series went so unexpectedly long that Janet Jackson had to postpone a concert in Atlanta. Boston’s Jayson Tatum publicly apologized to her.)
The pressure only mounted on first-year head coach Joe Mazzulla — and on the team’s two stars, Tatum and Jaylen Brown — during the Celtics’ conference semifinal matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Tatum and Brown were inconsistent as the series stretched to seven games. Mazzulla was scrutinized for some of his lineup choices and for his apparent aversion to calling timeouts in critical situations.
“Joe’s learning, just like all of us,” Smart said during the series. “I know he’s been killed a lot, rightfully so.”
But after Tatum scored 51 points in a series-clinching tour de force against the 76ers, the Celtics ran into the Heat, a savvy and experienced opponent with payback in mind.
The Heat traveled a long, hard road merely to reach the conference finals. They had to defeat the Chicago Bulls in a play-in game to slip into the postseason. They proceeded to lose two rotation players, Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo, to injuries in their first-round series with the Bucks.
But the Heat were not about to let up against the Celtics — not after a season of growth under Spoelstra, not with Butler filling his more unsung teammates with confidence, and not against an opponent that had buried Miami’s championship dream a year ago.
“We go out there and we hoop and we play basketball the right way,” Butler said, “knowing that we’ve always got a chance.”
que te quita el dolor de cabeza por la filtración y humedad para siempre. Producto membrana P.V.C, T.P.O. y resistencia a temblor. Buena Garantía.
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The curtains closed Monday night for the Boston Celtics’s Jekyll and Hyde routine.
One hundred fifty NBA teams had tried and failed to overcome a 3-0 playoff series deficit. The Celtics made it 151 with their loss against the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. The final game in a series full of momentum swings was not competitive: Miami led by double digits for most of the night and won comfortably, 103-84. It was Boston’s third home loss of the series and a bitter disappointment for a team that reached the NBA Finals last season and had been expecting to return.
“We failed, I failed,” a despondent Jaylen Brown told reporters after the game. “We let the whole city down.”
For much of the regular season and this playoff run, the Celtics alternated between looking like an unstoppable offensive juggernaut (Games 4 and 5 against Miami) and appearing listless and uninspired (Games 3 and 7). Very few leading contenders for a championship have vacillated as wildly from night to night, from dominant to dominated, as the Celtics had this season. But entering the playoffs, the Celtics still harbored championship hopes, confident that their franchise centerpieces, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and a versatile roster ready to supplement them would find a way to win.
For most of their careers, Tatum, 25, and Brown, 26, had led unexpectedly deep postseason runs. Beating expectations became their brand. This year was their fourth time making at least the conference finals in the past six years.
Yet after Boston lost to Golden State in the NBA Finals last season, this was the year that the bar was raised. A championship was the goal. Tatum, Brown and their teammates could no longer merely exceed expectations: The Celtics were the expected.
Instead, the Celtics will now have to contemplate if Brown and Tatum can be the partnership that carries this team over the final hurdle. And the Celtics’ ownership, along with team president Brad Stevens, will have to decide if Joe Mazzulla, the 34-year-old head coach with only one season under his belt, is the right person to lead the team.
Mazzulla was unexpectedly given the job just before training camp in September after the abrupt suspension and eventual firing of Ime Udoka.
He was a surprising choice: His only head coaching experience was at Fairmont State, a Division II program in West Virginia, and he had been an NBA assistant for three years. He was suddenly given the task of taking a team to the top of the mountain.
One of the Celtics’ acquisitions last summer, forward Danilo Gallinari, tore a knee ligament and missed the season. And one of the team’s defensive anchors, Robert Williams, didn’t make his debut until April after a knee injury. Still, Mazzulla got the Celtics off to a blistering 21-5 start.
But in the regular season, the Celtics fell into stretches of lackadaisical, head-scratching play, as when they blew a 28-point lead to the Brook-
lyn Nets in March. That carried over into the playoffs: Against the Heat, the Celtics routinely blew double-digit leads. Yet they still clawed their way to the doorstep of the NBA Finals.
“It’s something that continues to happen,” Celtics center Al Horford said of the team’s shifting performances. “It’s a pattern that happens with us. We’re going to have to do some soul-searching there, because some things have to change in that regard.”
For some, the verdict is clear: Swings like that are not good enough. Mazzulla, with his penchant for not calling timeouts and guiding the Celtics to flat efforts like Monday night’s, isn’t the right person for the job.
To those who like their glasses half full, Mazzulla’s first year as coach, without a full offseason to prepare, was impressive. He hastily put together a system that led to the second-best offense and defense in the NBA. Tatum and Brown had their best seasons. As for suggestions that his inexperience made him unfit for the job, Mazzulla will now have a year of experience, a deep playoff run under his belt and a full offseason to make changes. And his biggest star offered his support Monday.
“I think Joe did a great job — we won 50-some odd games,” Tatum said. “We got to Game 7, conference finals. Obviously, everybody can be better, learn from this. But I think Joe did a great job.”
Some of this decision-making about roster construction before next season may not be up to Boston at all. The team doesn’t have cap space or particularly valu-
able draft picks. Brown, who made the AllNBA second team this year, is a free agent after next season. He is eligible for a contract extension worth close to $300 million if he chooses to stay with the Celtics, an amount no other team can offer him.
Boston’s biggest roster problem is that under the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, higher spending teams face more restrictions in building their rosters. This means that keeping Tatum and Brown together may be close to impossible for the Celtics, even if they want to continue to build around them.
And Brown may not want to stay. In multiple interviews this season, Brown has expressed reservations about life in Boston.
Brown certainly grew this season. At times, he, not Tatum, was the team’s best player. But in the playoffs, Brown was again unreliable, and defenses focused on his biggest weakness: ball handling.
This is the conundrum for the Celtics. It’s entirely possible — even likely — that the Celtics haven’t seen the best of Tatum and Brown, given their ages. With a summer of preparation for Mazzulla, another jump from Tatum and Brown and a fully healthy roster, they will surely be in title contention again. Growth doesn’t have to be linear.
That’s the easy and convenient solution. But what if this is the limit for the best young tandem in the league? With the NBA’s stringent cap limitations, the Celtics don’t have a lot of ways to get better that don’t involve moving on from Brown.
The Celtics faced a similar quandary two decades ago with Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, two beloved All-Stars. At the time, they were at around the same ages and stages of their careers as Tatum and Brown are now. Pierce was clearly the better player, but Walker helped Pierce lead the team to the conference finals in 2002. When Danny Ainge took over the team’s basketball operations the next year, he tore down the team and traded Walker, gambling that he and Pierce had peaked as a pairing. The fan base was initially irritated, but the move ultimately paid off with a championship in 2008.
There’s a thin line between true contenders and high-level pretenders in the NBA. Now that their latest title pursuit has come up short, the Celtics face difficult questions about which path forward puts the team firmly in the contender camp.
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
Answers on page 30
Aries (Mar 21-April 20)
Today you may be impressed by the powers of concentration and self-discipline of one of your friends. There’s a lesson to be learned from your admiring stance, though. The fact that you recognize these qualities in others means that you’re making progress. Don’t be shy, Aries. Strut your stuff!
Taurus (April 21-May 21)
Confidence and efficiency are the day’s themes. Do you long to bring your romantic involvement to the next level? Do you wish your partner would consent to a more profound commitment? You can take advantage of the energy from today’s aspects to give your future a gentle nudge in the right direction, Taurus.
Gemini (May 22-June 21)
The relative tranquillity you enjoy today lets you listen more attentively to your inner self. You’re well aware of the toll you pay when you try to ignore those nudges of intuition you sometimes feel. If you’re alone at some point today, Gemini, take advantage of the time to evaluate the events of the past few days. You may gain some insight into what’s troubling you.
Cancer (June 22-July 23)
You can look forward to an enjoyable day, Cancer. Neither family matters nor career issues will cloud your spirit, as everything seems to be proceeding smoothly and according to plan. Moreover, the day’s aspects seem to be inviting you to be a little more adventurous than usual. Any artistic or romantic undertaking will be especially fulfilling.
Leo (July 24-Aug 23)
There’s no doubt that today will be excellent, Leo. You can find satisfaction that puts a smile on your face and boosts your morale. There’s the likelihood that you’re challenging some of your core values. While it’s true that these values have stabilized your life, you may be starting to feel they’re less relevant. Approval from loved ones gives you the assurance that anything is possible.
Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)
The forecast is wonderful today, Virgo. You may have been asking yourself a thousand questions about what will become of you, especially in terms of your career. It’s as though all your experience so far no longer make sense. The positive aspect of that observation will energize you today. Live for the moment, be in the present, and know that anything is possible in the future.
Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)
Admit it, Libra. You have a tendency to run away from conflict in relationships. This can get you into some complicated situations. You don’t always dare say what you think, and this can block your energy and determination. Try to stop yourself from running away today. Take responsibility for your opinions. Don’t be afraid to voice them
Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)
Do you feel that your power has increased, Scorpio? You may not know what to do with this newfound strength. Try looking at how you relate to your friends. Could you improve your relationships? Using power is something that one learns over time. If you let it stagnate, it will create some stubborn obstacles. “Use it or lose it” applies in this instance.
Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)
You may feel that your current relationships are more complicated than ever, Sagittarius. This is because you’re going through a period when many planets are trying to shed light on your hidden motivations. When you’re finished analyzing and have an understanding of what really drives you, your relationships will seem much simpler.
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)
You finally understand that the force of your will can’t always determine everything, Capricorn. Your ego is taking a beating, no doubt, but this will help you mature. You accept being wrong and willingly revise your judgment when necessary. In a way, you’ve just finished your first year at a university for wisdom!
Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)
You’re currently stuck between two strong desires - the desire to create for your own pleasure and the desire to please others. You come by this latter urge naturally, as it’s part of your character. It will understandably be difficult for you to resolve this dissonance. The solution for you comes from asking why you feel such a strong need to be appreciated.
Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
You may feel more of an urge than ever to search for your family roots. Your search could be so deep and intense that you may even go beyond genealogy and study archeology as a way to learn how to bring some cohesion to the odd bits and pieces of family remnants that you uncover..
