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Mayors criticize tax exemptions provided by DDEC
By THE STAR STAFF
The mayors of Salinas and Guayama, Karilyn Bonilla Colón and O’Brain Vázquez Molina, respectively, expressed concerns regarding the serious impact that the massive municipal tax exemptions granted to new businesses by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) are having on municipalities.
The exemptions, they said, have been approved by the Financial Oversight and Management Board without considering the needs of mayors who are already struggling due to budget cuts and the elimination of the Equalization Fund, which at one point had over $350 million in funds for the towns.
In a letter addressed to Robert Mujica, the executive director of the oversight board, the mayors emphasized that the federally created entity is responsible for overseeing debt restructuring and promoting fiscal responsibility in accordance with the Puerto Rico Economic Stability, Oversight, and Management Act, commonly known as PROMESA.
“From a public administration perspective, we recognize the complexity of the economic challenges Puerto Rico has faced and the various decisions that have impacted its fiscal health. However, there is a fundamental difference in the vision for the country’s future development,” Bonilla Colón stated. “While some sectors focus on austerity measures as the primary means to achieve fiscal stability, we believe it is essential to prioritize our municipalities and implement strategies that foster sustainable economic growth for the wellbeing of Puerto Rico.”
Vázquez Molina noted that “we have witnessed the implementation of severe economic measures that have directly affected municipalities.”
“The approved Fiscal Plan eliminated the Equalization Fund, which puts almost half of Puerto Rico’s municipalities, especially the small and medium-sized ones, at risk of closing operations, reducing services, and laying off employees -- measures that will ultimately affect the services we provide to our communities,” he said.
Both mayors pointed out that the elimination of the Equalization Fund restricts municipal budgets to their own funds, which primarily come from CRIM (property tax), IVU (sales tax), municipal licenses, and construction taxes based on economic activities within their jurisdictions.
“For this reason, we wish to express our strongest rejection of the tax exemptions that the Board supports along with the Central Government through the DDEC,
particularly the exemptions granted on municipal taxes,” Bonilla Colón stated.
The mayor of Guayama added: “While it is true that incentivizing new industries and companies to invest in Puerto Rico is necessary, the decrees being issued limit our opportunities to raise municipal funds and are approved for extended durations, putting municipalities at a disadvantage. It is unacceptable that the incentive program is implemented at the cost of further compromising the fiscal stability of municipalities. This practice has, in part, contributed to the stagnation of Puerto Rico’s economic development.”
“Similarly, there are hundreds of decrees approved, representing millions of dollars that municipalities are losing out on, and we do not know if the beneficiaries are complying with the conditions of their approval,” the Salinas mayor noted. “For instance, we highlight the most recent notification we received regarding a decree granted to Clean Flexible Energy, which exempts them from paying 100% of construction taxes, extends this to contractors and subcontractors, grants 100% exemption from construction licenses, 100% exemption from municipal licenses for the first two semesters, 60% exemption from municipal licenses and other municipal taxes in subsequent years, and 90% exemption from taxes on personal and real property.”
“We, the mayors, observe that while the Board demands we be self-sufficient in terms of revenue and promote the economic development of our towns, these types of decrees continue to be approved to the detriment of the constituents we are meant to serve,” Vázquez Molina said. “We believe that such decrees should be consulted with and agreed upon by the municipalities, and that more equitable parameters should be established for the exemptions considered for municipal taxes.”
The DDEC’s press office declined to answer a STAR request for comment.
Guayama Mayor O’Brain Vázquez Molina and Salinas Mayor Karilyn Bonilla Colón
By THE STAR STAFF
With the goals of positioning Puerto Rico as a driving force for industry in the United States and strengthening manufacturing on the island, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Tuesday brought together private sector leaders and government representatives to discuss reshoring strategies.
As part of the meeting, Executive Order 2025-012 was signed, a measure that formalizes efforts to incentivize the return of manufacturing to Puerto Rico and consolidate the island as a key destination for production and exports within the United States.
“Puerto Rico is ready to welcome and expand multinational companies and continue consolidating its position as a key player in the national supply chain thanks to our established manufacturing infrastructure, highly trained workforce, strategic location, and a more competitive incentive ecosystem for investment and industrial growth,” the governor said. “With this
executive order, we will redouble our commitment to reshoring so that more companies see Puerto Rico as the ideal solution for establishing and expanding their operations within the United States. We are taking concrete actions to streamline processes, eliminate barriers, strengthen our economy, and ensure that our people have access to more and better job opportunities.”
For the purposes of the executive order, reshoring is understood as the process by which a company makes investments that relocate its activities to its home jurisdiction or, in the case of capacity expansion, prioritize the home jurisdiction over alternative locations; in other words, the relocation of manufacturing and service companies from other jurisdictions.
Furthermore, it is generally known that U.S. national security depends heavily on strengthening and maintaining a robust supply chain. In the current global context, Puerto Rico plays a fundamental and strategic role in the U.S. supply chain, as well as in regional commercial expansion efforts, thanks to a highly specialized manufacturing ecosystem, González Colón noted. Therefore, reshoring efforts not only boost the local
Crowley Corp. and energy company Naturgy signed a multi-year agreement for the regular delivery of U.S. continental liquefied natural gas to Naturgy’s facility in Peñuelas on the Crowley-owned tanker American Energy.
By THE STAR STAFF
Crowley Corporation President and CEO Tom Crowley announced Tuesday that the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker ship, which will transport U.S.-origin natural gas to Puerto Rico, is now available for shipment.
“We are proud and privileged to expand the availability of U.S. LNG in Puerto Rico in partnership with Naturgy,” Crowley said in a written statement. “LNG is an abundant and reliable energy source available in the United States that offers a more resilient, lower-emissions option for our nation’s energy portfolio to quickly meet Puerto Rico’s energy demands while supporting job creation, U.S. energy production, and U.S. national security.”
Jon Ganuza, general manager of wholesale markets and supply at Naturgy, added that “[t]his agreement strengthens our presence in the global LNG market, particularly in the United States, and allows Puerto Rico to obtain a stable and competitive energy supply route.”
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said “Puerto Rico is ready to welcome and expand multinational companies and continue consolidating its position as a key player in the national supply chain ...” (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)
economy but also protect U.S. national interests and security, and strengthen emergency response capabilities, she said.
First LNG tanker ready for service to Puerto Rico Governor signs EO promoting return of manufacturing
“The entry into service of [tanker ship] American Energy represents a major step in our efforts to maintain a reliable fuel supply to sustain Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, which will greatly benefit our people,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said. “This partnership, made possible under existing regulations, allows us to increase access to a U.S.-based source of LNG while expanding our options in the process of stabilizing our electrical grid as we work to provide our residents and businesses with a more reliable and consistent source of power generation.”
Crowley and Naturgy signed a multi-year agreement for the regular delivery of continental LNG to Naturgy’s facility in Peñuelas. The Crowley-owned tanker, American Energy, has a capacity of 130,400 cubic meters (34.4 million gallons) per voyage and will operate in compliance with the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996. It also has a CAP (Condition Assessment Program) 1 classification, certifying its highest rating for safety, condition and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Omnibus hearing today as PREPA retirees protest lack of pension fund
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)
Active and Retired Employees Alliance is calling for a demonstration today, three days before the depletion of funds in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s Employee Retirement System.
The group says some 12,500 retirees are doomed to be left without pensions because no funds have been allocated for the continuation of payments for April and beyond.
They will hold a protest during today’s omnibus hearing to address PREPA’s Debt Adjustment Plan (DAP) in U.S.
District Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s courtroom.
PREPA has been in Title III bankruptcy since 2017 to restructure about $9 billion in debt.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board said a new debt adjustment plan it plans to submit, possibly this month, will be consistent with PREPA’s fiscal plan. The oversight board had previously said it would submit a debt adjustment plan on March 17, but that did not happen.
The board has clarified that the proposed amended plan will fully cover the non-settling bondholders’ secured claim, provided the amount is allowable. Additionally, all administrative claims will be paid, as long as the court establishes that the claims are valid and can be paid us-
ing assets not connected to the bondholders’ collateral.
Nonetheless, the parties are expected to first litigate certain issues before approving a debt adjustment plan.
Swain has said the unresolved issues pertain to the amount and priority of PREPA bondholders’ claims. Key concerns include determining which funds legally constitute net revenues, assessing the extent to which PREPA bondholders have an administrative expense claim, and evaluating whether any such claim must be paid from funds other than existing or future net revenues.
The judge emphasized that addressing those issues prior to a confirmation hearing would promote both judicial efficiency and the responsible use of party resources.
Morales: Senate health panel needs evidence to evaluate claims against Ramos
By THE STAR STAFF
Senate Health Committee Chairman Juan Oscar Morales
Rodríguez stated on Tuesday that neither Health Secretary-designate Víctor Ramos Otero nor Physicians and Surgeons Association of Puerto Rico President Carlos Díaz Vélez have provided any evidence regarding the missing $1.4 million intended for creating a health insurance plan.
Díaz has accused Ramos, a former president of the Physicians and Surgeons Association, of being responsible for the alleged disappearance of approximately $1.4 million donated by doctors for the establishment of the health insurance plan during his tenure. The questions raised around the missing funds have hindered Ramos from receiving Senate confirmation.
“Neither Carlos Díaz nor Víctor Ramos has presented me with evidence or documents to support these accusations. It’s not enough for someone to simply stand in front of me and tell me what they want,” Morales emphasized in a radio interview. “I need to give both of them the opportunity to present all the evidence they have in their possession to substantiate each accusation. I’ve been clear with both of them. I have met with them in my office, but that alone is insufficient; I need evidence to support these claims.”
Morales highlighted that Ramos should clarify the situation, but he believes it does not necessitate the governor withdrawing the pediatrician’s appointment.
“There are colleagues here who have made judgments
without hearing from Mr. Víctor Ramos,” the Health Committee chairman said. “Therefore, for the parliamentary majority, it is crucial that Víctor Ramos has the opportunity to attend hearings and respond to each accusation made against him by Carlos Díaz. Once he provides those answers and makes his statements, we will be in a better position to evaluate whether the nominee deserves confirmation.”
“Without a doubt, the Senate will fulfill its responsibilities,” Morales added. “We remain consistent, unlike others who are currently asking the Governor of Puerto Rico to withdraw the appointment.”
Sen. Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, the Popular Democratic Party minority leader in the upper chamber, insisted that the governor should withdraw the appointment.
“I am making a proposal as the minority leader, and if she doesn’t want to listen to the minority voices on her council, then that’s her problem,” the former mayor of Villalba said. “Among the 7,000 applications submitted, there must be a qualified doctor, a qualified female doctor, or a good administrator who can ensure that the Health Department is led by someone with excellent communication skills with the medical profession and a strong administrative profile.”
During a press conference Monday at which the designated health secretary was present, the governor made it clear that she does not intend to withdraw Ramos’ appointment.
“We’re going to wait for the Puerto Rican Senate to hold its hearing, and at that time, he’ll have every opportunity to answer questions regarding that topic,” she said, addressing
questions directed at the nominee. “I think it’s important to allow the secretary, who hasn’t had his confirmation hearing yet, the chance to respond to intelligent and timely questions at that time.”
As reported by the STAR on Tuesday, Díaz planned to hold a press conference “no later than” today where he said he will address the controversy surrounding Ramos and the missing funds.
Governor expresses outrage over ruling in case of 72-year-old woman beaten in Toa Baja
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón expressed her outrage on Tuesday over a ruling that no cause would be filed in the case of José Quesada Ojeda, who is accused
of assaulting 72-year-old Evelyn Rodríguez Marrero and her grandson in the municipality of Toa Baja.
“I’m going to answer you as a citizen. I was outraged by the decision. Not only because we physically saw the blows the citizen received, but also because our elders are so vulnerable, that not even the judicial branch, in this case a judge -- I’m not going to blame the entire system -- was able to weigh the elements of the crime that, in fact, in my opinion, occurred,” the governor said in response to questions from the press. “I’m glad the Department of Justice has spoken out, that the secretary of justice is focused on the fact that we have to look out for our victims of crime, and she [Rodríguez Marrero] is a victim of a crime. I hope the courts rule according to the law.”
“What I’m getting at here is that we must ensure the safety and well-being of every neighbor and every person,” González Colón added. “And it can’t be that the justice system leaves crime victims orphaned; it’s very dangerous. We have an office in the Department of Justice to assist crime victims. What do you do in a case like this? What’s the message? When a bunch of other people are charged with minor offenses. For example, Rey Charlie was charged with insulting someone, and this man beat up an elderly woman and there was no charge. Those are the things people
see. And I’m not saying one was wrong and the other was right; I’m saying that one also has to consider the scale of the crime, and in this case, the physical impact on a woman. I think those are things we should evaluate.”
The governor was referring to the guilty verdict of Misael “Rey Charlie” González Trinidad for insulting Captain Elvis Zeno during the welcoming parade for Maripily in May 2024.
González Colón said Justice Secretary Janet Parra Mercado is evaluating the details of this case to see if changes to the law are necessary.
In a radio interview (NotiUno), Rodríguez Marrero stated that an employee of the Bayamón Prosecutor’s Office told her not to go to court to hear the case because they were going to file it with the sworn statements.
“The police who assisted me did want me to be there,” Rodríguez Marrero said in response to questions from Normando Honorio Valentín Quintana.
When asked if she had ever met prosecutor Carlos Gómez, who unsuccessfully brought her case before Judge Carolina Guzmán Tejada, Rodríguez Marrero replied, “I don’t know that man.”
Parra Mercado has requested a Rule 6 appeal hearing to be held this afternoon.
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Tuesday in Toa Baja where she helped deliver more than 90 property titles to families residing in towns to the west of San Juan. The governor called a recent ruling “very dangerous” in which cause was not found in a case where a 72-year-old woman and her grandson were attacked in Toa Baja. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)
Senate Health Committee Chairman Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez
San Juan Daily Star
EPA offers no new evidence in battle over $20 billion in climate grants
By CLAIRE BROWN
In a legal filing earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency did not provide direct evidence of waste, fraud or abuse in a $20 billion climate grant program that the agency canceled, citing “unacceptable risk.”
The grant program has been mired in controversy, with its funds frozen, as the EPA has attempted to claw back money that was approved by Congress for clean energy programs.
Last week, a federal judge ordered the EPA to justify its moves to freeze the funds and cancel the program. The motion stemmed from a lawsuit brought by Climate United, a nonprofit group that was supposed to receive $7 billion under the initiative.
But in response to the judge’s order Monday, the EPA did not present new direct evidence. Instead, it referred to unidentified media reports as well as a video released last year by Project Veritas, a conservative group known for using covert recordings to embarrass its political opponents.
The video, filmed in a social setting, showed an EPA staff member at the time talking about the outgoing Biden administration’s efforts to quickly spend federal money. He compared it to throwing “gold bars” off the Titanic. A lawyer for the former staff member has since said he was not referring to the $20 billion grant program.
But Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, has seized on the video and has repeatedly suggested the grants were vulnerable to fraud. At the request of the Trump administration, the $20 billion allocated to eight nonprofit groups
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the EPA terminated the eight grants outright.
The EPA does have the authority to cancel the agreements if it finds waste, fraud or abuse. But the agency has so far not produced direct evidence of that, and grant recipients say the claims are baseless.
“These claims are not only misleading and undermining a critical effort to drive American energy independence, local resilience and job creation in communities, but are consistent with a number of factual inaccuracies and misinformation communicated by the EPA,” said a spokesperson for the Opportunity Finance Network, which received a $2.3 billion grant, in a statement.
Chutkan gave the EPA until Monday to justify the grant terminations and submit any evidence of waste, fraud or abuse.
In a Monday filing, Eric Amidon, the EPA chief of staff, reiterated claims that contracts were revised after the election to weaken oversight. He pointed to the Project Veritas video as well as media articles purporting to uncover conflicts of interest between grant recipients and the Biden administration.
have been frozen in accounts held at Citibank.
The situation escalated earlier this month when Climate United, which was supposed to receive $7 billion of the funds, sued the EPA and Citibank in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, demanding the release of the funds. At least two other grant recipients have filed lawsuits seeking access to the funds they were promised.
The money was intended to help financial institutions offer low-interest loans to businesses and developers for various
climate initiatives like building solar arrays and insulating homes to make them more energy efficient.
In a hearing Wednesday, a lawyer for Climate United said that the funding freeze had meant the organization couldn’t pay staff and was at risk of eviction from its offices.
Climate United asked Judge Tanya S. Chutkan for a temporary restraining order releasing some of the funds while the lawsuit is resolved. But Tuesday, the evening before a scheduled hearing on the restraining order,
The agency’s filing also mentioned an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department and the FBI as well as a separate investigation by the agency’s acting inspector general.
The EPA filing also said that Climate United’s grant no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities.
Chutkan is expected to decide whether to order release of the funds that is sought by Climate United.
In response to a request for comment, the EPA referred to Monday’s filing. Climate United and Citibank declined to comment.
Trump says he will release thousands of documents related to JFK assassination
By TYLER PAGER
President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration would release approximately 80,000 pages related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday afternoon. Trump did not provide additional details on what the trove of files would include, but he has long promised to release the unredacted documents.
“You got a lot of reading,” he said during a visit to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the cultural and political institution that he took over nearly five weeks
ago, installing himself as chair. “I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything.”
Days after starting his second term in the White House, Trump signed an executive order mandating the release of all government records related to the assassination of Kennedy; Kennedy’s brother, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy; and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy’s assassination, in particular, has long fueled conspiracy theories, including some that Trump himself has indulged. Historians, too, have eagerly awaited the release of the documents, hoping to learn
more about the murder of a sitting president.
A 1992 law required the government to release documents related to the President Kennedy assassination within 25 years, except documents that could harm national security.
In 2017, Trump released some additional documents, but he also gave the intelligence agencies more time to assess the files.
The National Archives and Records Administration has said the government has released 99% of the roughly 320,000 documents that have been reviewed since 1992. But there are still thousands of documents that have remained fully or partially withheld.
Lee Zeldin, middle, the EPA administrator, visits a fire-ravaged area of Altadena, Calif., Feb. 6, 2025. In a legal filing on Monday, March 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency did not provide direct evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse in a $20 billion climate grant program that the agency canceled, citing “unacceptable risk.” (Mark Abramson/The New
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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By KENNETH CHANG
When NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station in June, they expected to stay for maybe a few weeks.
Instead, they’ve been up there for nine months. At 1:05 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday, they began their voyage home.
Williams, Wilmore and two other astronauts boarded a SpaceX capsule late Monday night, then undocked two hours later for a journey back to Earth that was to last 17 hours.
During their months in space, people have described Williams and Wilmore as stranded, while NASA has called that charac-
terization incorrect. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have even suggested that the pair were abandoned and forgotten in space by the Biden administration for political reasons.
The astronauts themselves dispute that notion.
“It’s work. It’s fun. It’s been trying at times, no doubt,” Wilmore said in an interview with Michael Barbaro, a host of “The Daily.” “But ‘stranded?’ No. ‘Stuck?’ No. ‘Abandoned?’ No.”
Here’s what else to know about the flight and how it will proceed.
— Boarding: The hatch on the astronauts’ SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle was sealed at 11:05 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. Over the next 40 minutes, the astronauts donned their flight
suits, took their seats and completed leak checks, setting up for their departure.
— Departure: The vehicle autonomously undocked from the station on schedule.
— Splashdown: At approximately 5:57 p.m. Tuesday, the Crew Dragon will splash down off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Crews will recover the vehicle and help the astronauts exit onto a ship. Soon after, the four will be flown to Houston, the home of the Johnson Space Center, which is the hub of NASA’s human spaceflight operations.
— The crew: Also in the Crew Dragon will be Nick Hague of NASA and Aleksandr Gorbunov of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Hague is the commander of the flight.
The mission is called Crew-9 because it is the ninth such mission SpaceX has flown taking astronauts for extended stays on the space station.
— The mission: Williams and Wilmore went to space to test Starliner, a Boeing spacecraft that was to provide NASA with a second American option to get astronauts to and from orbit. After the spacecraft experienced problems with its propulsion system, NASA sent it back to Earth in September with no crew aboard. Williams and Wilmore then became full crew members of the space station, conducting science experiments and performing upkeep. The station has been continuously occupied by astronauts for almost 25 years.
NASA astronauts leave space station on overdue trip to Earth Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations: What to know
By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, HAMED ALEAZIZ, MAGGIE HABERMAN and KAROUN DEMIRJIAN
President Donald Trump invoked a centuriesold wartime authority to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants over the weekend, despite the orders of a federal judge to turn any planes carrying those migrants back to the United States.
Trump issued an executive order Saturday announcing plans to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel Venezuelan migrants 14 and older with ties to the gang known as Tren de Aragua. The 1798 law gives the president sweeping authority to remove from the United States citizens of foreign countries whom he defines as “alien enemies,” in cases of war or invasion.
That night, Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in Washington issued an order blocking the administration from using the arcane law to deport the migrants and ordering the planes carrying them to turn around. But the administration deported the 238 migrants anyway, sending them to El Salvador, where they will spend at least a year in a mega-prison.
The power struggle has brought the administration close to a constitutional showdown with the courts, as they argue over whether judges have the authority to prevent the president from invoking the law to accelerate his deportations.
Here’s what to know.
What is the Alien Enemies Act?
The 1798 law allows for the summary deportation of people from countries at war with the United States or which have invaded the United States or engaged in “predatory incursion.”
In one of his earliest actions after taking office, Trump appeared to lay the groundwork for using the law when he signed an executive order declaring illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border an invasion.
The authority has been invoked three times in the past, all during times of war, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a law and policy organization.
“In World Wars I and II, the law was a key authority behind detentions, expulsions, and restrictions targeting German, Austro-Hungarian, Japanese and Italian immigrants based solely on their ancestry,” according to the Brennan Center.
“The law is best known for its role in Japanese internment, a shameful part of U.S. history.”
The law would empower the Trump administration to arrest and remove migrants without providing court hearings or asylum screenings.
Legal experts have said the wartime law requires an established link to the actions of a foreign government, making it unclear how successful the administration will be in using it to deport immigrants and those suspected of being drug cartel members.
How does Trump plan to use it?
Trump’s executive order stated that he would use the law to expel suspected members of a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua. The order says that many of the gang’s members “have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States.” All such migrants, it said, would be “subject to immediate apprehension, detention and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States.”
The order also says that suspected members of Tren de Aragua can be removed “to any such location as may be directed by the officers responsible for the execution of these regulations consistent with applicable law.” The administration has already sent some Venezuelan migrants to the military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and has claimed it has the right to keep using the base, despite court challenges seeking to stop the practice. Last week, a federal judge declined to issue emergency orders precluding the government from detaining migrants at Guantánamo, saying that the petitions were moot because there were no migrants at the facility at the time.
Can the courts prevent Trump from using this law?
Boasberg’s order to halt the deportations came during a hearing in a case challenging the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, brought by five Venezuelan migrants in federal custody who feared they could be targeted under the law. The administration carried out those deportations anyway.
On Sunday, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, denied that the administration had flouted the judge’s order and said that the courts “have no jurisdiction” over the president’s conduct of foreign affairs. She also said that Boasberg’s orders had been issued too late, after the migrants “had already been removed from U.S. territory.”
The same day, administration officials claimed in a filing that the judge had no right to stymie the president’s order, arguing his actions in this case “are not subject to judicial review.”
The law gives the president seemingly unlimited authority to deport people subject to
governments at war with the United States or those invading the United States. Tren de Aragua is not the government of Venezuela. But in his executive order, Trump accused Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, of intentionally sending members of the gang to the United States.
The group “is undertaking hostile actions and conducting irregular warfare against the territory of the United States both directly and at the direction, clandestine or otherwise, of the Maduro regime in Venezuela,” the order stated. What happens next?
The 238 Venezuelan migrants in question are now in El Salvador, and neither President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador nor Trump appear inclined to undo that transfer. It is also unclear when or whether the administration plans to expel another group of Venezuelan migrants under the authorities Trump claimed in his executive order — and whether those plans will be influenced by Boasberg’s order.
The Trump administration has been battling the courts on multiple fronts and has been accused of exploiting loopholes and failing to comply with various orders, particularly those involving cuts to foreign aid and other areas of federal spending that the administration has sought to terminate.
But the administration’s defiance of Boasberg appears to have particularly alarmed Trump’s critics.
“Court order defied,” Mark S. Zaid, a lawyer specializing in national security and whistleblower cases who had his security clearance revoked by Trump, wrote on social media. “First of many as I’ve been warning and start of true constitutional crisis.”
An uncertain economic moment poses a big test for the Fed
By COLBY SMITH
Just days after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, sidestepped a question about how the central bank would grapple with a toxic combination of high inflation, stagnating growth and rising unemployment.
“The whole plan is not to have stagflation,” Powell told reporters. “Knock on wood, we’ve gotten this far without seeing a real weakening in the labor market.”
Four months later, Trump’s aggressive tariff pronouncements, slash-and-burn cuts to the federal government and the resulting frenzy in financial markets have put the Fed in an incredibly uncomfortable spot.
Outright stagflation remains a remote prospect: The foundation of the U.S. economy is still solid, and it will take quite a big shock for it to crumble. But what once appeared to be a historic soft landing — with the Fed wresting control of rapid inflation while keeping the economy intact — looks increasingly vulnerable.
When the Fed wraps up its policy meeting Wednesday, it is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5%. Powell recently downplayed the need for any imminent changes to borrowing costs, saying the central bank was focused on “separating the signal from the noise” when it came to the Trump administration’s policies. With the economy in a good place, he said, the Fed is “well positioned to wait for greater clarity.”
But if the economy starts to crack and inflationary pressures grow — a situation that consumers increasingly fear — the Fed’s policy decisions will take on an entirely new degree of difficulty. That risks putting the central bank more squarely in the crosshairs of Trump.
“The Fed certainly has a dilemma,” said Mahmood Pradhan, head of global macro at the Amundi Investment Institute, an asset manager. “The Fed has no control of this backdrop, no control of the policy uncertainty and no control of the volatility of this discussion on tariffs. It’s a very tough hand they’ve been dealt.”
Officials at the central bank have become deft at dodging questions about Trump and his policies. But the flurry of actions undertaken by the Trump administration in just the first two months of his second term has made that much harder to do.
The sheer volume of the tariff threats alone has exploded the range of possible outcomes for the economy. That has rattled even the most optimistic of economists about the outlook. They have also had to contend with the steep spending cuts undertaken by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency and the prospects that millions of immigrants could be deported.
Trump’s reluctance to rule out a recession, and a recent
shift in tone from his top advisers about the amount of pain that may be necessary to achieve a promised economic boom, have amplified fears about how far the administration will go to push his agenda. Those fears were exacerbated last week as Trump dismissed warning signs, unnerving financial markets.
There is evidence that the uncertainty around tariffs is already starting to bite. Consumer sentiment plunged in March for a third straight month, according to a preliminary survey conducted by the University of Michigan and released Friday.
Tariff talk has skyrocketed on corporate earnings calls, according to FactSet, with CEOs increasingly warning about
slumping demand and rising prices. Optimism about the labor market has faded, too, with a growing share of consumers surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York now expecting higher unemployment and a worse financial situation in the year ahead.
“Consumption, which has been the key driver of the U.S. economy over the past several years, will no longer provide as much impetus,” said Marc Giannoni, a chief U.S. economist at Barclays, who formerly worked at the Fed’s regional banks in Dallas and New York.
Last week, Giannoni’s team lowered its growth forecast for the United States economy by almost a full percentage point, to 0.7% on a fourth-quarter-over-fourth-quarter basis. Economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs also moved their estimates in a similar direction, citing tariffs and the expectation that heightened trade policy uncertainty will deter investment and hiring. One troubling sign is that they did so while also raising their forecasts for inflation. Companies are bracing for higher prices from Trump’s tariffs, which will raise costs for imported goods. Many have warned that they are likely to pass along those increases to consumers.
Tom Madrecki of the Consumer Brands Association said the big food companies that his trade group represents, including PepsiCo, General Mills and Conagra Brands, could be hurt if the products they use that are not easily sourced domestically are hit with tariffs.
“There’s no winning in this situation,” he said. “There’s no way for grocery prices to not increase, and yet at the same time, consumers have clearly reached the breaking point.”
The group recently wrote to Trump asking for tariff exemptions on products such as coffee, cocoa and oats, which are primarily sourced abroad.
Madrecki said an exemption would allow companies to avoid having to “eat a cost, which isn’t going to do anything in terms of increasing jobs or continuing to be able to invest in new facilities.”
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The Port of Baltimore on February 22, 2025. The U.S. central bank prepares to meet under a cloud of concern about the economic hit from President Trump’s tariffs. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
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Global rebound enters day 2, Wall St lags
Making sense of the forces driving global markets
Global equity markets on Monday kept up the positive momentum initiated by Friday’s rebound, as investors parked their concerns over escalating global trade tensions and hoovered up cheap and beaten down stocks.
Many short-term positioning and momentum indicators suggest Wall Street was oversold, so in that light a continuation of the recovery is understandable. Chances for a truce in the Ukraine-Russia war, slender as they may be, are also lending some support to risky assets at the margins.
But there are plenty of reasons to be wary of chasing this bounce too aggressively - Monday saw the release of yet another surprisingly weak U.S. retail sales report, and the White House confirmed President Donald Trump’s previous pledge that reciprocal tariffs will come into effect on April 2.
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But impressive as the global rebound has been over the last two trading days - more than 3% in both the S&P 500 and MSCI World Index - it’s a brave person to call this a definitive turn.
There’s simply too much uncertainty and too little visibility around Trump’s trade war for that. And the U.S. economic data continues to soften - Citi’s U.S. economic surprises index has been in negative territory since February 20 and is languishing near its lowest level since September.
The outlook for other major economies, notably China and Europe, is brighter.
February’s ‘data dump’ from China was mixed but did include strong retail sales figures, and Beijing has made spurring domestic consumption a priority. Meanwhile Germany’s plans to open the fiscal taps are a huge boost to Europe’s growth prospects.
The picture in Japan is in many ways more fascinating. The Bank of Japan is keen to continue normalizing policy after decades of ultra-low and negative interest rates, a stance that is justified by the rapid pace of wage growth.
According to Jeff Weniger, head of equities at WisdomTree, Japanese wages are now outstripping U.S. wages at the fastest rate in decades. Long-term Japanese Government Bond yields are printing new multi-year highs almost on a daily basis - the 40-year JGB yield is fast approaching 3%, and on Monday rose for a 13th day out of the last 14.
But higher borrowing costs, global market turbulence and trade war uncertainties are being felt - Japan’s economic surprises index on Monday fell to the lowest since January.
The BOJ is unlikely to raise interest rates again later this week, and money markets are pricing in a 25 basis point move in June or July.
In the U.S., consumers may also be feeling squeezed, not by rising
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borrowing costs, but by falling asset prices.
Houston, we have an asset problem, not a debt problem
It’s widely believed that the biggest issue with U.S. consumers’ balance sheets is indebtedness, but the Federal Reserve’s latest financial accounts – and the volatile stock market – suggest that larger risks may be on the other side of the ledger.
This seems counterintuitive. Household wealth has never been higher, rising some $163 billion in the fourth quarter of last year to a record net $169.4 trillion, as gains in stocks and ‘other’ assets more than offset declines in bonds and home prices, according to the Fed’s latest report.
And when looking at assets as a share of gross dis-
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posable income, considered a more accurate barometer of wealth, households have rarely ever been richer.
Households directly or indirectly owned $56 trillion worth of stocks at the end of last year, a record amount. As a share of total gross wealth, equity exposure is at a historically high level, and vulnerable to a significant decline if markets slide.
The market is wobbling. With only two weeks left of the current quarter, the S&P 500 is heading for a fall of 4% and the Nasdaq is down 8%. Some $5 trillion has been wiped off the U.S. stock market in the last month, the sharpest dose of wealth destruction since the bear market of 2022.
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Israel resumes strikes on Gaza, killing hundreds, as ceasefire breaks down
By PATRICK KINGSLEY, RAWAN SHEIKH AHMAD, YAN ZHUANG, AARON BOXERMAN and MICHAEL LEVENSON
Israeli forces launched deadly aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ending a temporary ceasefire with Hamas that began in January, and raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.
More than 400 people, including children, were killed in the strikes, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Those numbers did not distinguish between civilians and combatants — but the relentless Israeli bombardment produced one of the war’s deadliest single-day tolls.
The attacks came after weeks of fruitless negotiations aimed at extending the fragile ceasefire, which paused 15 months of devastating fighting in the territory. The truce’s first phase expired in early March, but it had largely held as diplomats worked to broker an extension to free the surviving Israeli hostages and end the war.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military operation after Hamas’ “repeated refusal” to release the remaining captives seized in the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on Israel and the bodies of those hostages who have died. Of the 59 remaining in Gaza, fewer than half are believed to be alive.
“From now on, Israel will act against Hamas with increasing military strength,” the prime minister’s office said.
In an address later Tuesday, Netanyahu suggested that more Israeli attacks in Gaza were coming and would be carried out in tandem with negotiations with Hamas.
“This is just the beginning,” he said. “We will keep fighting to achieve all of the war’s objectives.”
Hamas officials argued that Israel had brazenly overturned the truce, but did not immediately respond militarily to the strikes. It was unclear whether the Palestinian armed group — badly weakened after more than a year of war — would strike back or head to the negotiating table.
Suhail al-Hindi, a member of Hamas’
Mourners at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City grieve on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, over the bodies of people killed overnight in Israeli airstrikes. Israeli forces launched large aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in the first major strikes on the territory since Israel’s cease-fire with Hamas began roughly two months ago. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)
political office, said the group still hoped to restore the ceasefire but reserved the right to respond. “How to respond is left to those on the ground,” he said in a phone interview. “They know and understand how to respond to the occupation.”
Gideon Saar, Israel’s foreign minister, said the decision to strike had been made several days ago, after Hamas rejected two proposals offered by Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy.
“This is not a one-day operation,” Saar said in a speech Tuesday in Jerusalem. “We will pursue military action in the days to come. We found ourselves in a dead end, with no hostages released and no military action. This situation cannot continue.”
In Israel, relatives of the hostages said the renewed Israeli attacks had heightened their fears that the remaining captives might never return alive. They accused Netanyahu and his government of abandoning the hostages, and some gathered in rallies demanding an immediate deal with Hamas to secure their freedom.
“Military action endangers hostages’ lives and directly harms them,” Alexander Troufanov, a hostage freed during the recent truce, told a crowd in Tel Aviv, Is-
rael. “But this morning, I was horrified to find that decision-makers choose not to listen.”
The hostages in Gaza “are going through hell because of the decision to return to fighting,” he added.
The Trump administration — which has been seeking to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas — appeared to back Israel’s decision to resume widescale attacks in Gaza. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Israel had consulted with the United States before launching its assault.
Brian Hughes, a spokesperson for the National Security Council in Washington, blamed Hamas for Israel’s renewed attacks, saying in a statement Tuesday that “Hamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war.”
The Israeli airstrikes in Gaza began slightly before 2:30 a.m. local time. Their ferocity recalled the war’s earliest days, when Israel launched heavy attacks in the enclave. Images from the territory showed people using flashlights to search through the rubble of flattened buildings, bodies lined up in bags and distraught families fleeing with their belongings packed on trucks.
UNICEF said that among those killed were 130 children, the largest single-day child death toll in the past year in Gaza. The airstrikes hit shelters where they were sleeping with their families, UNICEF said.
Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a spokesperson for the Israeli military, said the bombing had targeted “Hamas military commanders, officials in Hamas’ leadership and terrorist infrastructure.”
Hamas said two of the group’s senior officials killed had been members of its political bureau. Others held senior security roles, including one who was the director of Hamas’ feared internal security agency. Another militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also said the spokesperson for its military wing had been killed.
Before the airstrikes began, Israel and Hamas had been trying to reach an agreement on the second phase of the truce. During the first phase, Hamas released more than 30 hostages, and the remains of eight others, in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. During the second phase, Israeli forces were to fully withdraw from Gaza and Hamas was to release the surviving hostages seized during the attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people in Israel, abducted 251 others and ignited the fighting.
The two sides have not been able agree on the second phase of the ceasefire. Israel is still vowing to destroy Hamas and is insisting on the demilitarization of Gaza. Hamas has largely refused to disband its armed battalions.
Saar suggested that Israel would return to the negotiating table if Hamas made major concessions over Gaza’s future.
“If we could achieve the same goals in a different way, fine,” he said. “But if it’s impossible to advance that way, you resume military operations.”
Hamas officials have vowed that would not happen — appearing to leave both sides in much the same position as before. “War and destruction will not bring the enemy what they failed to get through negotiations,” Izzat al-Rishq, a Hamas official, said in a statement.
Putin is open to limits on energy targets but not full Ukraine cease-fire
By DAVID E. SANGER and PAUL SONNE
President Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed for the first time Tuesday to a limited ceasefire that would stop strikes on energy infrastructure, as long as Ukraine does the same, the Kremlin said in a statement.
But in a 2 1/2-hour phone call with President Donald Trump, the Russian leader declined for now to agree to a broader 30-day halt in fighting that U.S. and Ukrainian officials had proposed, meaning that the attacks on Ukrainian civilians, cities and ports can continue as the two sides vie for territory.
Still, if strikes on energy infrastructure by both sides indeed stop, it would mark the first mutually agreed suspension of attacks in the three-year war, which the White House characterized as a first step toward a broader peace.
A partial ceasefire would not only benefit Ukraine, which has struggled for years with Russia’s repeated attacks on its energy grid. It would also come as a relief to the Kremlin: Ukraine has conducted extensive strikes on oil and gas facilities deep into the Russian heartland, jeopardizing Moscow’s most crucial stream of state revenue.
In Tuesday’s call, Putin insisted that a long-lasting peace depended on a complete cessation of foreign military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
In essence, Putin was demanding an end to all of the military support for Ukraine that the United States and its allies have provided for three years. Trump and Vice President JD Vance have been highly critical of the billions of dollars that the United States has spent on the war, but the White House made no reference to that part of the discussion in its vaguely worded account of the conversation.
Nor did the White House describe any discussions over what territory Russia might retain after its seizure of about 20% of Ukraine’s land, beginning with the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.
The result of the call seemed to fall well short of what Trump had been hoping for in his outreach to Moscow, after several days of optimistic-sounding pronouncements from the White House that peace was within reach.
It was not clear if Kyiv has signed off on the partial ceasefire agreement, though Ukraine previously had made a similar proposal. Even after the announcement from the Kremlin, air alarms sounded around Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, and longrange Shahed drones streaked across Ukrainian skies.
aid to Ukraine this month after an explosive confrontation between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Washington restored the flow of aid after U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Saudi Arabia and agreed to a comprehensive 30-day ceasefire proposal. The Trump administration then brought the proposal to Moscow.
Putin, keen to avoid upsetting the Kremlin’s rapid rapprochement with the White House, said that the idea was “correct” and that Russia supported it in principle. But he proceeded to lay out conditions known to be unacceptable to Kyiv.
According to the Kremlin, the Russian leader reiterated those concerns during the call Tuesday. Putin raised the issue of “ensuring effective control” to implement the ceasefire across a lengthy front, the Kremlin said. The Russian leader also said Ukraine would need to pause personnel mobilization and rearmament, a condition Ukraine has said it will not accept.
The wreckage of transformers and power lines at a power plant in Kurakhove,
agreed on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 during a phone call with President Donald Trump to halt strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the Kremlin said in a statement, but restated his concerns about a broader 30-day cease-fire that the United States and Ukraine had agreed upon and proposed to Russia. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times)
On Sunday night, Trump told reporters he expected much of the discussion would focus on territory that would be ceded to Russia and on control of nuclear power plants. That seemed to suggest he wanted to discuss the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, which is now occupied by Russian forces. But neither the Kremlin nor the White House mentioned any discussions about the power plant.
The administration’s avoidance of discussing the details, including any discussion the two men may have had on land concessions they would press Zelenskyy to make in the name of ending the fighting, may be designed to keep the maximum flexibility in the negotiating room. But it may also reflect a desire to avoid another open confrontation with Zelenskyy.
precisely what the Russians need, and it will insist on terms it knows Ukraine cannot accept.” In November, Zelenskyy conceded not all territory could be won back by force and may have to remain under de facto Russian control after a settlement.
In its statement, the White House focused on issues beyond Ukraine, saying that Trump and Putin “spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation” and “the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons.” The sole remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty between the United States and Russia expires next February, and negotiations on a replacement have not begun. In his first term, Trump said he would not enter a new arms control treaty without China also signing on to limits, though Beijing has expressed no interest as it expands its arsenal.
The Trump administration temporarily suspended military and intelligence
In recent days senior Ukrainian officials have described three red lines going into negotiations: Kyiv will never formally accept Russian sovereignty over occupied Ukrainian territory, agree to neutral status or agree to reduce the size of its armed forces. Officials have also said they must obtain security guarantees as part of any settlement. France and Britain, among others, have offered to send troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping or “trip wire” force, but the Kremlin has rejected the idea. And military officials question whether such a force is feasible if the United States does not agree to back up the European effort in a crisis.
Speaking to journalists Saturday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would not recognize occupied territory as Russian “under any circumstances,” adding that he understood “that this is
For Trump, a Ukraine ceasefire is a first step to a much broader normalization of relations with Russia, which he is pursuing even while most of his NATO allies follow the strategy of the past three years: sanctions and containment of Russia, and continued aid for Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials have accused Putin of playing for time in order to maintain leverage in negotiations, and allow Russia time to continue bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns.
In its statement, the White House said that Trump and Putin had agreed to begin “technical negotiations” over a broader maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, where Russian ships can barely operate now, and a “full ceasefire and permanent peace.” It said those talks would “begin immediately in the Middle East.”
Ukraine, March 26, 2024. President Vladimir Putin of Russia
Puerto Rico needs to become an incorporated territory of the United States COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
By JOSÉ M. SALDAÑA Special to The STAR
Until the beginning of the 20th century, all possessions acquired by the United States automatically became incorporated territories. Because of this, they were on their way to becoming states of the union.
In 1898, as a result of the Treaty of Paris following the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States. Then in 1900, the U.S. Congress enacted the Organic Law (P.L.56-191) to establish a limited popular government in Puerto Rico.
However, the following year Congress – influenced by the U.S. Supreme Court – determined that for purposes of the Constitution’s Uniformity Clause, Puerto Rico belonged to the United States but would not be considered a part of it. Justice Edward Douglass White, in a concurring opinion, established the concept of «non-incorporation.» That is, it would be up to Congress to decide whether or not a territory would be incorporated into the United States, and when.
Importantly, by defining Puerto Rico as an «unincorporated» territory, Congress concluded that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights did not fully apply to the island. Thus, the status of an unincorporated territory was imposed upon Puerto Rico.
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In 1917, the U.S. Congress granted United States citizenship to people born in Puerto Rico, but five years later the Supreme Court declared that there was a second class of American citizens who, despite being born Americans, could not enjoy the same constitutional rights as other citizens because they were born in an “unincorporated territory” (Balzac vs Puerto Rico, 1922).
Over the next 102 years, much would happen to improve Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States, but to this day the island remains an unincorporated territory.
In the November 6 plebiscite, which took place in conjunction with the 2024 general election, Puerto Rico statehood obtained 57% support. A majority voted to stop being a poor unincorporated territory of the nation in which they are citizens, in which they belong, but which they are not a part of. They voted to incorporate Puerto Rico as a state with all the benefits and responsibilities that the island does not have today.
The U.S. Supreme Court ca. 1898. Associate Justice Edward Douglass White is standing, second from right. (Wikipedia/Library of Congress)
first priority can and should be to move Puerto Rico in the direction of becoming an incorporated territory.
At the same time, because of a lack of economic development that is largely due to Puerto Rico’s unincorporated status – and the social crisis that it precipitates – there has been a concurrent increase in nationalist, separatist and socialist sentiment on the island. This sentiment is being shaped by pro-independence movements and nurtured by a trio of socialist countries – Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
It is not in the interest of either Puerto Rico or the United States for the current situation to continue any longer, particularly with China rapidly expanding its presence in the Caribbean and Latin America.
The U.S. Congress has the power to immediately and irrevocably change the current situation. It can act to strengthen the island’s political relationship with the United States by incorporating Puerto Rico.
According to national polls, almost 60% of U.S. citizens on the mainland agree that Puerto Rico should become a state. At the same time, Puerto Rico just elected a new Republican governor – Jenniffer González Colón, who is a strong ally of President Donald Trump. Her
With congressional approval of this step in the direction of statehood, Puerto Rico would begin to enjoy the many benefits that statehood would provide. First and foremost, it would substantially improve the island’s economic and social situation by stimulating economic growth and development.
At the same time, it would defeat the radical intentions of leftist ideological groups that are preying on Puerto Rico today by way of a presidential executive order, and thus end any possibility that the island could become the next Cuba in the Caribbean.
José M. Saldaña, DMD, MPH, is a former president of the University of Puerto Rico.
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Gobernadora y Departamento de la Vivienda otorgan más de 90 títulos de propiedad en la región de Bayamón
nados de poder cerrar brechas y brindarles tranquilidad a miles de puertorriqueños”, sostuvo Pérez Peña.
TOA BAJA – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón, y la secretaria del Departamento de la Vivienda, Ciary Pérez Peña, entregaron el martes más de 90 títulos de propiedad a familias de Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Cataño, Comerío y Vega Alta.
“Sabemos que estas familias han vivido demasiados años con la incertidumbre de no contar con la titularidad de sus viviendas. Poder entregarles esos documentos hoy es cumplir con un deber de justicia social que nuestro gobierno se comprometió a honrar”, expresó González Colón en conferencia de prensa.
La secretaria de Vivienda destacó que el proceso se logró mediante el Programa de Autorización de Títulos, financiado con fondos CDBG-DR. “Este esfuerzo ha requerido coordinar con municipios, agencias y líderes comunitarios para, finalmente, otorgar seguridad residencial a quienes tanto lo necesitaban. Estamos emocio-
Las comunidades beneficiadas llevaban años en un limbo jurídico debido a la falta de transferencias formales de terrenos de entidades como la Autoridad de Tierras o los ayuntamientos. A través de gestiones legales y de agrimensura, se corrigieron errores registrales, se agruparon fincas y se formalizó la entrega de títulos a decenas de residentes.
Entre los casos más destacados está el de Danieliz Nieves Oquendo y Ángel Amaury Oliveras Vázquez, quienes reconstruyeron su hogar en Villa Esperanza tras los estragos del huracán María y los temblores de 2020, así como el de Rafael Savino Rondón González y Elsa Ivette Braña Domínguez, que esperaron 33 años para legalizar su solar en la Comunidad Van Scoy de Bayamón. El Departamento de la Vivienda exhortó a más residentes a completar sus trámites para obtener la titularidad de sus terrenos. La Gobernadora y la secretaria
aseguraron que continuarán visitando comunidades en colaboración con los municipios para garantizar que más familias obtengan sus títulos de propiedad. En la actividad participaron los alcaldes de Toa Baja, Bernardo Márquez, y de Toa Alta, Clemente Agosto, junto a la presidenta de la Comisión de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, Omayra Martínez, y los senadores del distrito de Bayamón, Migdalia Padilla y Carmelo Ríos.
Arrestan a hombre que cortó grillete mientras cumplía sentencia en probatoria
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JUAN – La Unidad de Fuerzas Conjuntas del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación (DCR) arrestó el martes a Andrés Serrano Gabriel, quien cumplía una sentencia de 11 años y 3 meses bajo la Ley de Sentencia Suspendida y Libertad a Prueba, mientras era supervisado con un grillete electrónico.
“Este arresto destaca el compromiso del Departa-
mento de Corrección con la seguridad pública y la estricta supervisión de aquellos en libertad bajo prueba”, expresó el secretario de Corrección y Rehabilitación, Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera, en declaraciones escritas.
El pasado 13 de marzo, a las 8:22 de la noche, Serrano Gabriel cortó el dispositivo electrónico mientras recibía tratamiento en el Hogar Crea de Isabela, incurriendo en nuevos delitos. Como resultado, el Tribunal
de Aguadilla emitió una orden de arresto con una fianza de 90,000 dólares y otra sin derecho a fianza por violar las condiciones de su probatoria.
Serrano Gabriel también tenía una orden de arresto pendiente del Tribunal de Bayamón por daño al dispositivo electrónico, con una fianza de 40,000 dólares, por delitos cometidos el 11 de octubre de 2024.
El arresto se realizó en coordinación con la Policía de Puerto Rico y la Unidad de Arrestos y Extradiciones.
Gobernadora asegura presidente y presidente alterna CEE se aprobará en la Legislatura si no hay consenso
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TOA BAJA – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón rechazó el martes que negocie con la Asamblea Legislativa para confirmar al presidente y la vicepresidenta de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE), los jueces Jorge Rivera Rueda y Cyndia Irizarry Casiano, pese a la falta de consenso entre los comisionados electorales.
“Si no hay ese consenso, yo voy a someter los nombramientos a la Cámara y al Senado para que se evalúen. Exhorto al resto de los legisladores a que examinen a estos juristas por su experiencia y capacidad”, dijo la
gobernadora en conferencia de prensa.
González Colón explicó que los candidatos son jueces de primera instancia y poseen experiencia en asuntos electorales y legislativos, por lo que lamentó que algunos partidos “quieran oponerse a todo” y retrasen la organización de la CEE para el próximo ciclo electoral.
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“Porque no le voy a dar el poder de veto a partidos que perdieron las elecciones”, afirmó la mandataria. “Estoy segura de que si propongo 50 candidatos, se opondrán a los 50. No voy a permitir que se repita la misma novela con la falta de funcionarios en la CEE”.
Previo a su reunión con la gobernadora, los presidentes legislativos, Thomas Rivera Shcatz y Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Núñez se expresaron favorablemente sobre ambos candidatos.
De otra parte, la gobernadora negó que exista un intercambio de favores para agilizar estos nombramientos y otros pendientes, como la confirmación de la secretaria de Justicia, Janet Parra Mercado.
Las expresiones de la gobernadora se dieron durante una actividad en el municipio de Toa Baja, junto a la secretaria del Departamento de la Vivienda, Ciary Pérez Peña, en el cual hicieron entrega de títulos de propiedad.
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Jesse Colin Young, singer who urged us to ‘Get Together,’ dies at 83
By JIM FARBER
Jesse Colin Young, whose sincere tenor vocals for the Youngbloods graced one of the most loving anthems of the hippie era, “Get Together,” a Top 5 hit in 1969, before he went on to pursue a solo career that lasted more than five decades, died Sunday at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 83.
His death was announced by his publicist, Michael Jensen, who did not specify a cause.
Young didn’t write “Get Together.” It was composed by folk singer Dino Valenti, later a member of the band Quicksilver Messenger Service, under the pseudonym Chet Powers. But Young’s voice idealized it, and the chorus he sang — “Come on people now / Smile on your brother / Everybody get together / Try to love one another right now” — became one of the best-known refrains of the 1960s.
“The lyrics are just to die for,” Young told the website The Arts Fuse in 2018. “To this day, it gives me a thrill to play it.”
He composed many other key pieces of the Youngbloods’ repertoire during their prime in the late 1960s, including the brooding “Darkness, Darkness,” which reflected the terror he imagined U.S. soldiers were experiencing during the Vietnam War; “Sunlight,” a ravishing ode to passionate love; and “Ride the Wind,” a jazzy paean to freedom.
The lyrics to many of Young’s songs celebrated the gifts nature gives, from the dreamy play of sunlight on skin to the unfettered sweep of wind in the hair.
“Love of the natural world is as much a theme in my music as romantic love,” he told the website Music Aficionado in 2016. “I get more out of walking over the ridgetop in Marin and looking out at the national seashore than any drugs I ever did” — a reference to the Northern California county where he lived for much of his career.
Young’s voice was as sensuous as his words. Blessed with a boyishly high pitch, and with the ability to bend a lyric with the ease that a great dancer uses to navigate a delicate move, he balanced his innocent character with a sophisticated musicality. His phrasing, like his composing, drew from a wealth of genres, including folk, jugband music, psychedelia, R&B and jazz, both traditional and modern. The same sources informed his solo work, notably a string of successful albums he released in the mid-1970s, including “Light Shine” and “Songbird,” each of which broke Billboard’s Top 40.
Although the Youngbloods’ albums never enjoyed as much chart success, their songs proved popular on FM stations of the era and inspired covers by several major artists, including Robert Plant, whose take on “Darkness, Darkness” earned a Grammy nomination for best male rock performance in 2002. It has also been interpreted by more than a dozen others, including Mott the Hoople,
Richie Havens and Eric Burdon.
While the legacy of “Get Together” highlighted the careers of both Young and the Youngbloods, they weren’t the first act to record it. Valenti cut his own version in 1963, although it wasn’t issued until three years later, by which time renditions had appeared by the Folkswingers (as an instrumental), the Kingston Trio and Jefferson Airplane, who featured it on their debut album. After the Youngbloods’ hit, the song was rendered by many other artists, including Joni Mitchell and Nancy Wilson of Heart. Nirvana sarcastically included some of its words in the 1991 song “Territorial Pissings.”
The Youngbloods’ version later appeared on the “Forrest Gump” soundtrack and was even covered by Lisa Simpson in an episode of “The Simpsons.”
Oddly, the song didn’t become a hit the first time the Youngbloods released it on their debut album in 1967. Only after it was featured in a major public service announcement by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and pushed by an ambitious A&R person at RCA Victor, the band’s record company, did it reach the charts in 1969.
Jesse Colin Young was born Perry Miller on Nov. 22, 1941, in the New York City borough of Queens to Fredrick Miller, an accountant, and Doryce (Vansciver) Miller, a violinist and singer. He chose his Western-sounding stage name in the early 1960s by melding the monikers of the outlaws Jesse James and Cole Younger, as well as Formula One designer and engineer Colin Chapman.
Encouraged by his parents, he studied piano as a child and as a teenager won a scholarship to attend Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He studied classical guitar there, although he preferred playing Everly Brothers songs.
He later enrolled in Ohio State University, where he lived behind a record store, which exposed him to the music of blues artists such as T-Bone Walker and B.B. King. After transferring to New York University, he became entranced by the thriving Greenwich Village folk scene and quit school to play music full time.
Soon after that, he met jazz pianist and songwriter Bobby Scott. Scott connected him to Capitol Records, which released Young’s first album in 1964, “The Soul of a City Boy,” a raw acoustic collection of folk and blues songs. His follow-up, “Young Blood,” had a similar sound.
While playing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he met guitarist Jerry Corbitt, and the two formed the Youngbloods, rounded out by pianist and guitarist Lowell Levinger, known as Banana, and drummer Joe Bauer. Because there were two other guitarists in the band, Young had switched to bass by the time the Youngbloods became the house band at the Café Au Go Go in the Village.
That exposure helped earn them a contract with RCA, which released their debut album. The contract allowed them to choose their own producer, and they chose Felix Pappalardi, who was well known in folk circles but who would soon become better known for producing albums by Cream and for being a member of the hard-rock band Mountain.
Young is survived by his wife and manager, Connie Darden-Young; their son, Tristan Young, and daughter, Jazzie Young; and two children from his first marriage, Juli and Cheyenne Young.
Throughout his life, Young treasured the hopeful message of “Get Together” and felt that it finally needed to be fulfilled. “It’s like the finishing of a circle,” he told the Maryland publication The Beacon in 2018. “It’s time to not just try to love one another, because we know the difference between trying and doing. It’s time to do.”
The cover of Jesse Colin Young’s eighth solo album, “On the Road” (1976). (discogs.com)
March 19, 2025
Federal agency dedicated to mental illness and addiction faces huge cuts
A sign with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration logo is displayed at a public event in this photo provided by the agency, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The staff of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration could be cut by 50 percent in March 2025, according to senior staff members at the agency and congressional aides who attended briefings by Trump officials. (SAMHSA via The New York Times)
By JAN HOFFMAN
Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them and help people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction return to their jobs and families.
They work closely with the federal government through an agency that monitors their productivity, connects them with other like-minded groups and dispenses critical funds that keep their work going.
But over the past few weeks, Wright’s phone calls and emails to Washington have gone unanswered. Federal advisers from the
agency’s local office — who supervise her group, the Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition, as well as addiction programs throughout six Midwestern states and 34 tribes — are gone.
“We just continue to do the work without any updates from the feds at all,” Wright said. “But we’re lost.”
By the end of this week, the staff of the agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, could be cut by 50%, according to senior staff members at the agency and congressional aides who attended briefings by Trump administration officials.
With just under 900 employees and a budget of $7.2 billion for large state grants and individual nonprofits that address addiction and mental illness, SAMHSA is relatively small. But it addresses two of the nation’s most urgent health problems and has generally had bipartisan support.
The agency’s broad mandate includes overseeing 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which fields millions of calls through state offices; regulating outpatient clinics that dispense opioid treatment drugs such as methadone; directing funds to drug
courts (also called “treatment courts”); and producing nationwide annual surveys of substance use and mental health issues.
It provides best-practice training and resources for hundreds of nonprofits and state agencies, and helps establish centers that provide opioid addiction prevention, treatment and social services. It is also a federal watchdog that closely monitors the spending of taxpayer-funded grants for mental health and addiction.
Both President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the federal health secretary, whose portfolio includes SAMHSA, have been outspoken about addressing the country’s drug crises. Trump has invoked overdose fatalities as a rationale for imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Kennedy has often discussed his ongoing recovery from heroin addiction. During his presidential campaign, he produced a documentary about the impact of addiction in the United States that also explored different treatment options.
While the rates of U.S. overdose fatalities remain high, they have been declining consistently since 2023. Many drug policy experts say SAMHSA is the federal agency most directly responsible.
“Cutting SAMHSA employees without understanding the impact is extremely dangerous, given the behavioral health crises impacting every corner of our nation,” Reps. Paul D. Tonko of New York and Andrea Salinas of Oregon wrote in a letter to Kennedy, signed by 57 Democratic House members.
Reductions in staff, they argued, could lead to a surge in relapse rates, a strain on the health care system and poorer health outcomes overall.
Asked about the pending cuts, a spokesperson for SAMHSA replied: “The important collaboration facilitated by SAMHSA’s regional offices continues, regardless of personnel changes, and SAMHSA staff remain diligently responsive to partners around the nation.”
Last Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was reducing its number of regional offices, which house agencies that include SAMHSA, from 10 to four.
Proposals to shrink staff sizes across government departments are due Thursday. In the past month, SAMHSA’s staff was reduced by roughly 10% through layoffs of workers in their probationary period, a designation that included people recently promoted to new positions. Last weekend, the agency’s emplo -
yees and other personnel overseen by Kennedy received emails offering $25,000 to those who left their jobs by this Friday, characterized as a “voluntary separation.”
In interviews, a dozen current and former SAMHSA employees, including executives, said the threat posed by layoffs and policy shifts is beginning to be felt at sites everywhere, from the heart of troubled city neighborhoods to rural outposts. Some newer SAMHSA projects scarcely underway are in jeopardy, like one to map Chicago housing projects to better distribute the lifesaving overdose medication naloxone, and others to establish systems to speedily relay suicide intervention calls to on-the-ground response teams.
They said it was unlikely that funding for centers focused on treating the mental health or substance use disorders of specific populations, such as Black and LGBTQ communities, would be reauthorized.
Regina LaBelle, the former acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy during the Biden administration, called the staff cuts “shortsighted.”
“It might reduce numbers, but it also reduces oversight and accountability,” she said, by hindering the agency’s ability to monitor grant funds and collect behavioral health data.
During the Biden administration, the agency’s budget and staff grew substantially, a development that mental health and addiction experts described as an attempt to make up for persistent underfunding. In 2019, just before the onset of the pandemic, SAMHSA had about 490 full-time staff members and a budget of roughly $5.5 billion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 70,630 overdose deaths that year.
In March 2020, the pandemic bore down. Over the next three years, annual overdose fatalities soared to well more than 100,000. Mental health problems surged, including deaths by suicide. The increases to SAMHSA’s budget had bipartisan support.
Now there is widespread talk that the Trump administration may fold SAMHSA into another health agency or return staff numbers and grant funds to 2019 levels, even though rates of overdose deaths remain significantly higher than in 2019. According to the most recent CDC update, between September 2023 and September 2024, roughly 87,000 people died of drug overdoses.
The San Juan Daily Star
LEGAL NOTICE
TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA LNSTANCIA SALA DE HUMACAO LUIS ENRIQUE LOPEZ ALVARADO
Peticionario EX PARTE
Civil: NG2024CV00133. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO.
EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS A QUIENES
PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA, SUC MELQUIADES GONZÁLEZ
A LOS TENGAN EN LA FINCA DESCRITA MÁS ADELANTE CUALQUIER DERECHO REAL, A LOS ORGANISMOS PÚBLICOS AFECTADOS, Y EN GENERAL, A TODO AQUEL QUE DESEE OPONERSE A LA PETICIÓN.
POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que se ha radicado una petición sobre expediente de Dominio ante el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico sala Superior de Humacao bajo el numero del epígrafe que puede afectar sus derechos. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es: Lcdo. Edmundo Ayala Oquendo P.O. Box 1105 Fajardo, 00738 teléfono 787-603-4277 edmundoayala@gmail.com
de Jesús Enrique Pagan Luyando. La descrita propiedad no esta inscrita en el registro de la propiedad su número de catastro es 000-000-00-00-000 y un tiene un valor aproximado de $30,000.00 dólares Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique este edicto en un periódico de circulación general para que aquellos que deseen oponerse así lo hagan ante el Tribunal notificando al abogado del peticionario referido en este Edicto. Los interesados contarán con el término improrrogable de 20 veinte días a partir de la (3) tercera publicación de este edicto para comparecer ante el tribunal para alegar lo que en derecho proceda. Se le advierte que de no comparecer al Tribunal para expresarse, el Tribunal podrá dar curso a los remedios solicitados por el Peticionario. En Humacao, Puerto Rico hoy 9 de octubre de 2024. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LISA M. FIGUEROA RUIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. ***
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MPCPR OPERATING, LLC H/N/C MPCPR H/N/C MARINA PUERTO CHICO
Demandante V. EDUARDO GONZALEZ ORTIZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 15
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 14 de marzo de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 14 de marzo de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. ANA CELÍS MÁRQUEZ APONTE, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO POR SI COMO CUSTODIO DE LOS EXPEDIENTES DE DORAL MORTGAGE
damente 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 13 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 13 de marzo de 2025.
ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.
URANIA MARGARITA
MARTINEZ DEL VALLE Y OTROS
Demandante v. SUCESION DE NILDA
tro 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 19 de FEBRERO de 2025. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 19 de FEBRERO de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Secretario(a). f/ MILDRED J FRANCO REVENTOS, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
KRYSTEL ALEJANDRA DENIZARD REYES Y OTROS
Parte Demandante Vs. SONIA HERNÁNDEZ GÓMEZ, Y OTROS
ción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. LCDO. PEDRO A. CRESPO CLAUDIO (RUA 17415) EMPHATIA NOTARY & LEGAL
ADVISORS, PSC Urb. Villa Criollo Calle Corazón A-6 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 Tel. (939)337-5550
Fax. (939) 337-5553
E-mail: pcrespo@emphatialaw.com
POR ORDEN DEL JUEZ DE ESTE TRIBUNAL, hoy día 18 de febrero de 2025. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 18 de FEBRERO de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LIZ WHARTON ROSA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN MICHELLE MARIE SÁNCHEZ HERNÁNDEZ
Parte Demandante Vs. DORAL MORTGAGE
CORP, BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO, JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ
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 represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Además, deberá notificar copia de dicha contestación a la Lcda. Gabriela H. Díaz Rivera, Díaz Law Group, Westgate Industrial Park, #515, Calle 2, Cataño, Puerto Rico, 00962, teléfono (787) 361-9200, E-mail: gabriela@diazlawgrouppr.com, abogada de la parte demandante. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DIANA C. PÉREZ SIERRA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
COM.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda que ha sido presentada en su contra dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia a la parte demandante, Lcdo. Carlos Alberto Ruiz a la dirección PO Box 1298, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726, con teléfono (787) 286-9775. Se le apercibe que, de no hacerlo, 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, en Caguas, Puerto Rico hoy, 4 de marzo de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL REGIONAL. IVELISSE GÓMEZ FALCÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
A través de la petición el peticionario de epígrafe solicita a este Tribunal que declare a su favor la Petición sobre Expediente de Dominio sobre el predio de terreno objecto de la misma para ser reconocido coma adquirido y ocupado por el peticionario. Esta notificación se hace a tenor con lo provisto por el Artículo 185 de la ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 (30 LPRA 6221). La descripción de la finca objecto de la presente Petición sobre Expediente de Dominio. RÚSTICA Parcela de terreno sita en el Barrio Rio Blanco del Municipio de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de 92181.7731 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 23.4536 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, con terrenos de la Sucn. Melquiades González de Jesús, por el SUR con terrenos de Enrique Pagan Luyando y Don Juan Hernández, por el ESTE, con Área Verde del Rio Blanco de Naguabo, por el OESTE, con y terrenos de Don Enrique Pagan Luyando Y Sucn. Melquiades Gonzales
Caso Núm.: FA2024CV01189. (Salón: 303). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. AMAZES BELLIES BOLORÍN SOLIVÁN - A.BOLORIN@ LUGOMENDER.COM. LUIS JAVIER SOTOMAYOR LANDRÓN - LSOTOMAYOR@ LUGOMENDER.COM. A: EDUARDO GONZALEZ ORTIZ, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACION DE LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES CONYUGE A, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACION DE LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES - TITULAR ABC, 13607 PINEROCK LANE, HOUSTON TEXAS 770795914. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución
CORP (HOY CERRADO POR EL FDIC) Y EN REP DE MICHAEL AVILES PIZARRO, AWILDA RIVERA MARTINEZ
Demandante V. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO COMO CUSTODIO DE LOS RECORDS DE DORAL MORTGAGE (HOY CERRADO POR EL FDIC) Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01086. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
ANTONIO A. HERNÁNDEZ
ALMODÓVAR - AHERNANDEZ@ RMMELAW.COM.
A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
ALICIA DEL VALLE COMPUESTA POR Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV09229 (SALÓN 903 CIVIL). Sobre: USUCAPIÓN. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ
JÁUREGUI JIMÉNEZ
EDUSJJ@GMAIL.COM A: SUCESION DE NILDA ALICIA DEL VALLE, DEMANDADOS DOMICILIADOS FUERA DE PUERTO RICO Y OTROS DESCONOCIDOS CUYA DIRECCIÓN SE DESCONOCE
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
Parte Demandada Caso Número: CG2025CV00396. Sala: 703. Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: RICARDO HERNÁNDEZ 530 EAST 76TH STREET, APT. 25E NEW YORK, EE UU 10029-5019.
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV00222. Salón: 905. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE.
Por la presente se les notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda donde se solicita se cancele el siguiente pagaré, el cual está extraviado, así como la hipoteca que garantiza su pago: Un pagaré a favor de DORAL MORTGAGE CORP, o a su orden, por la suma principal de VEINTICINCO MIL DÓLARES ($25,000.00) devengando intereses de DIEZ PUNTO NOVENTA Y CINCO POR CIENTO (10.95%), vencedero el primero (1ro) de octubre de dos mil dieciséis (2016), según escritura número quinientos treinta y seis (536) otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el diecisiete (17) de septiembre de dos mil uno (2001) ante el Notario Eric Hernández Batalla, inscrita al folio 175 del tomo 1554 de Rio Piedras Norte, Finca 36641, inscripción 2da. Deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, a través del sistema unificado The San Juan Daily Star
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi-
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 DE FEBRERO DE 2025, 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, den-
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda de epígrafe dentro de los TREINTA (30) DÍAS a partir de la publicación de este edicto; el cual se publicará en un periódico de circulación general diaria durante una (1) sola vez. 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 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 discre-
RAÚL ANTONIO MÉNDEZ CANDELARIA
Demandante Vs. XIOMARA CRISTOBALINA RODRÍGUEZ
Demandada
Civil Núm.: CG2025RF00096. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: XIOMARA CRISTOBALINA RODRIGUEZ - CALLE ARZOBISPO NOUEL #362, ZONA COLONIAL, DISTRITO NACIONAL, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA 10210 - EMAIL. XIOMARARODRIGUEZ. OFICIAL1215@GMAIL. COM.
De: CARLOS ALBERTO RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ - CALLE MODESTO SOLÁ #18, AVE. JOSÉ MERCADO, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725; PO BOX 1298, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 007261298; TEL. 787-286-9775; EMAIL: CARLOSALBERTORUIZQUIEBRAS@GMAIL.
POPULAR AUTO LLC Demandante Vs. CARLOS A. SUÁREZ FELICIANO Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV10195. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CARLOS A. SUÁREZ FELICIANO. Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma 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 represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de San Juan, con copia al abogado de
la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a sus últimas direcciones conocidas: Cond. El María, 500 Camino Los Pizarro C110, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926 y P.O. Box 261145, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00924. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 13 de marzo del 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LAURA C. REYNOSO ESQUILÍN, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
FINANCE, INC.
Demandante Vs. DESTILERIA COQUI, INC.; HECTOR AUGUSTO
QUIÑONES MERCADO
T/C/C HECTOR A.
QUIÑONES MERCADO
T/C/C HECTOR A.
QUINONES MERCADO, MARIA C. MORALES
TAPIA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV02146. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN DE GARANTÍA.
EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ELPRESIDENTE
DELOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: HECTOR AUGUSTO
QUIÑONES MERCADO
T/C/C HECTOR A.
QUIÑONES MERCADO
T/C/C HECTOR A.
QUINONES MERCADO, POR SÍ Y COMO
MIEMBRO DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA CON MARIA C. MORALES TAPIA -
PARQUE INDUSTRIAL
MARÍA L. ARCELAY, EDIF. 2, MODULO 2, CALLE JOSÉ PADILLA, SUITE 105, MAYAGÜEZ,
PR 00681; PO BOX 6245, MARINA STATION, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00681; 114 SECTOR MONTOYA, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00682; CALLE JOSÉ PADILLA #105, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00681.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. 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 el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33) incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. 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 RUA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 390, GUAYNABO, PR 00970
TEL.: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 10 de marzo de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA, SECRETARIA. YAHAIRA TORRES MATÍAS, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE AGRICULTORES
Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE JUANA
MEDINA PARIS COMPUESTA POR SU HEREDERO CONOCIDO LEMUEL PEÑALOZA
MEDINA; SUCESION DE FELIX GARAY
RODRIGUEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN DICHAS SUCESIONES
Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV07594. 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: SUCESION DE JUANA MEDINA PARIS; SUCESION DE FELIX
GARAY RODRIGUEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN DICHAS SUCESIONES
- URB. SANTA MARIA, M-16 CALLE 9, TOA BAJA, PR 00759, Y; PO BOX 55078, STATION # 1, BAYAMON, PR 00960. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. 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 el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de Los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. De ser el demandado un heredero de una sucesión, se le apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días, en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se le apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este edicto, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del(los) causante(s) y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone Artículo 1,578 del Nuevo Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11,021. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación lega cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL.: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. LUREIMY ALICEA GONZÁLEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTancia SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMón UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE
AGRICULTORES
Demandante Vs. ALEXIS OSCAR MATOS CONTES T/C/C ALEXIS O. MATOS CONTES, SU ESPOSA VIVIAN RAQUEL RODRÍGUEZ
HERNÁNDEZ T/C/C VIVIAN R. RODRÍGUEZ
HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2025CV00243. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. Sala: 402. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.
A: ALEXIS OSCAR MATOS CONTES T/C/C ALEXIS O. MATOS CONTES, SU ESPOSA VIVIAN RAQUEL RODRÍGUEZ
HERNÁNDEZ T/C/C VIVIAN R. RODRÍGUEZ
HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - URB. JARDINES DE NARANJITO, LOTE D-17, NARANJITO PR 00718; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: HC-71 BOX 2123, JARDINES DE NARANJITO, NARANJITO PR 00718 Y CALLE BEGONIA #76, JARDINES DE NARANJITO, NARANJITO PR 00718. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. 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 el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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 tribu-
nal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. 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 RUA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYABO, PR 00970 TEL.: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155 E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. IXIA B. CÓRDOVA CHINEA, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE ANA ISABEL MERCADO COMPUESTA POR LA SUCESIÓN DE KENNETH LUGO MERCADO COMPUESTA POR KENNETH LUGO COTTO Y KEVIN ANDRES LUGO COTTO FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2024CV03791. (Civil: 408). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTITFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. RAQUEL DESEDA BLEAVALRDESEDA@DELGADOFERNANDEZ. COM. A: KENNETH LUGO COTTO, FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO
MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ANA ISABEL MERCADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 11 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 11 de marzo de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 11 de marzo de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: NILDA ESTHER BETANCOURT FIGUEROA Carraizo Alto Carr 843 K4 H5, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico 00976
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto
Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: OSCAR LÓPEZ CRUZ Bo. Ceiba Norte Carr 189 Km 18 6, Juncos, Puerto Rico 00777 Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.
Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: PABLO ANDRÉS ALEMANY NIEVES 70 Calle Alamanda, Apt 5166 Alamanda Oeste, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed
By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: PEDRO MIGUEL LINARES SANTIAGO Hc-72 Box 4088, Naranjito, Pue1to Rico 00719
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10)
days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.
ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.
Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: RAFAEL SOSA GIERBOLINI
Urb. Santa Juanita Dg 12 Calle Babilonia, Bayamón, Pue1io Rico 00956-5311
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of
this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.
ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.
Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: RAFAEL MACHUCA CRUZ
Cond. Intersuites Marginal Baldorioty Apt 6L, Carolina, Pue1to Rico 00979
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of
this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.
ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.
Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: REYNALDO LÓPEZ AGRINZONI
Cond Vistas del Rio, Apt 1-1422, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico 00976
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this
Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK
Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: RICARDO GARAYÚA ROLÓN He 01 Box 5349, Coroza!, Puerto Rico 00783
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by
certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.
ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: ROBERTO GOTAY CONCEPCIÓN Morcelo Caimito Carr 842 Km 3 6, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last
known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants
CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: RICARDO SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ Quantum Metro Center, 120 Ave. Chardón 1503 N, San Juan, P.R. 00918. Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to
the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.
ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk.
Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’
LEGAL NOTICE
EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REGIÓN JUDICIAL DE GUAYAMA
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. SUCESION DE DIGMAR INES GARCÍA RIVERA
COMPUESTA POR JEAN C. ACOSTA GARCÍA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL
Demandados CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS
MUNICIPALES; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA
Partes Con Posible Interés Civil Núm.: GM2024CV00190. Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO.
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: JEAN C. ACOSTA GARCÍA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA - HACIENDA LOS RECREOS #144 GUAYAMA PR 00784 (POSTAL) 13 D CALLE REGOCIJO, HACIENDA LOS RECREOS GUAYAMA PR 00784 (FÍSICA) URB. MARIANI CALLE 52, PATILLAS PR 00723. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido notificado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pue-
de acceder utilizando la 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. Representa a la parte demandante el Lcda. Raquel Deseda Belaval, Delgado Fernández, LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio B7 Tabonuco St. Suite 1000 Guaynabo, PR 00968. Tel. [787] 274-1414. Oriental Bank ha presentado una Demanda en la cual se reclama que la parte demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato Hipotecario al no pagar la mensualidad vencida el día 1 de julio de 2024 y las que han vencido subsiguientemente, por lo que la parte demandante ha declarado vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a $68,514.25 de principal, más calculada a 1 de enero de 2025 $3,994.76 a intereses acumulados, que continuarán acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más $509.35 a cargos por demora, mas $161.75 a escrow, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario. El inmueble entregado como garantía del préstamo hipotecario es: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Hacienda Los Recreos, situada en el Barrio Pozo Hondo del término municipal de Guayama, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Numero del solar: D-13, área del solar: 426.6595 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 22.00 metros con el solar D-14; por el SUR, en 22.83 metros con terrenos de Guillermo López; por el ESTE, en 16.33 metros con la calle #5 y por el OESTE, en 20.58 metros y en 1.87 metros con el solar D-11. Enclava una estructura dedicada a vivienda para una familia de 3 habitaciones y dos baños. Bordeada por toda su colindancia Este con servidumbre de sistema telefónico de 1.52 metros de ancho. Finca 18560, inscrita al folio 87 del tomo 480 de Guayama, Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama. Se dicta Orden de conformidad con el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, para que expresen si han de aceptar o rechazar
formalmente la herencia de la causante DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA en el término de treinta (30) días, dispuesto en ley. Se advierte a los miembros de la Sucesión de DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA que al haberse presentado el pleito en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en contra de la causante antes mencionada, de no recibirse contestación en el término de treinta (30) días a partir de la notificación de esta orden, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada y los herederos responden por las obligaciones del causante, por los legados y por las cargas hereditarias exclusivamente hasta el valor de los bienes hereditarios que recibe. (Artículo 1587 31 LPRA Secc. 11041). DADA en GUAYAMA, Puerto Rico, a 25 de febrero de 2025. MARISOL ROSADO
RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA
REGIONAL. GILENE TIRADO
VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA DE SAN JUAN ORIENTAL BANK
Parte Demandante V. SUCESION DE SARAH
ESTHER CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN
T/C/C SARA CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SUCESION DE MAGNA
DOLORES GONZALEZ
CASTRO T/C/C MAGDA GONZALEZ CASTRO
T/C/C MAYRA GONZALEZ CASTRO COMPUESTA
POR FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL Y SOLSIARE MELENDEZ
CASTRO T/C/C SOLSIARE MELENDEZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV01055. Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN, COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO.
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE SARAH ESTHER CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN
T/C/C SARA CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN Y A FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE MAGNA DOLORES GONZALEZ
CASTRO T/C/C MAGDA GONZALEZ CASTRO
T/C/C MAYRA GONZALEZ
CASTRO - VILLA PALMERAS, 210 APONTE, SAN JUAN PR 00915.
Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido notificado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la 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. Representa a la parte demandante el Lcda. Raquel Deseda Belaval, Delgado Fernández, LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio B7 Tabonuco St. Suite 1000 Guaynabo, PR 00968. Tel. [787] 274-1414. Oriental Bank ha presentado una Demanda en la cual se reclama que la parte demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato Hipotecario al no pagar la mensualidad vencida el día 1 de octubre de 2020 y las que han vencido subsiguientemente, por lo que la parte demandante ha declarado vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a $102,750.13 de principal, más intereses acumulados que continuarán acumulándose al 6.5% anual -hasta el saldo total de la deuda, reinstalación del préstamo o Modificación de la Hipoteca- más cargos por demora y otros cargos, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario. El inmueble entregado como garantía del préstamo hipotecario es: URBANA: Solar sito en el Seboruco, sección Norte de Santurce, término municipal de San Juan, con un área superficial de 275.07 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una extensión de 21.06 metros con terrenos de Enrique Baez; por el SUR, en 21.27 metros, con terrenos de Segismundo Quiñones; por el ESTE, en una extensión de 13.00 metros
con la prolongación de la calle Aponte y por el OESTE, en una extensión de 13.00 metros con Antonio Defendini. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto, con techo de concreto de 7.00 metros de frente por 16 y medio metros de fondo, con un garaje que contiene un mirador de 3 por 8 metros, conteniendo dicho inmueble una escalera de concreto que conduce a la azotea y al mirador. Finca 9701, inscrita al folio 30 del tomo 593 de Santurce Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, sec. I. Se dicta Orden de conformidad con el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, para que expresen si han de aceptar o rechazar formalmente la herencia de la causante SARAH ESTHER CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN t/c/c SARA CASTRO ENCARNACION en el término de treinta (30) días, dispuesto en ley. Se advierte a los miembros de la Sucesión de SARAH ESTHER CASTRO ENCARNACIÓN t/c/c SARA CASTRO ENCARNACION que al haberse presentado el pleito en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en contra de la causante antes mencionada, de no recibirse contestación en el término de treinta (30) días a partir de la notificación de esta orden, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada y los herederos responden por las obligaciones del causante, por los legados y por las cargas hereditarias exclusivamente hasta el valor de los bienes hereditarios que recibe. (Artículo 1587 31 LPRA Secc. 11041). DADA en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, a 27 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. BRENDA L. BÁEZ ACABÁ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA ALTA EN BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. Parte Demandante Vs. LEFTY F. ADORNO RODRIGUEZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: VA2024CV00165. Salón: 500-A. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: LEFTY F. ADORNO RODRÍGUEZ - HC 83 BOX 6269 VEGA ALTA PR 00692-9770 Y 360 CALLE MENDEZ VIGO APT 29, DORADO PR 00646-4919. 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://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, 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. Juan Antonio Ruiz Robles cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección juan.ruiz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de febrero de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 14 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. RENEDITH RIVERA COLON
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: JU2024CV00293. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RENEDITH
RIVERA COLON - BO VALENCIANO ABAJO CARR 919 KM 1.2, JUNCOS PR 00777; PO BOX 919 JUNCOS PR 00777-0919.
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:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/triubnal-electronico, 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, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. ADELAIDA FLORES DELGADO
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03920. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ADELAIDA FLORES DELGADO - URB BAIROA PARK 2H60 CALLE JOSE REGUERO, CAGUAS PR 00727-1117.
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://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, 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, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie. bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE YAUCO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. SAUL A. RODRIGUEZ FRATICELLI
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PE2024CV00130. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMLENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SAUL A. RODRIGUEZ FRATICELLIBO MACANA LA LOMA LOS FRATICELLI, PENUELAS PR 006249839; HC 2 BOX 6050 PENUELAS PR 006249839.
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://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, 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, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO
BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en YAUCO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de febrero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DAISY QUIÑONES VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JOHAN SANTOS OROZCO
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV07014. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOHAN SANTOS
OROZCO - BO CUPEY
BAJO CARR 844 KM 2.2, SAN JUAN PR 00926; RR 18 BOX 1269 SAN JUAN PR 00926.
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:///www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, 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, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 19 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IDALISSE SAEZ ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MANATÍ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. HAROLD J. MATOS MARTINEZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BC2024CV00075. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HAROLD J. MATOS MARTINEZ - HC 1 BOX 6283, BARCELONETA PR 00617-9256.
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:///www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, 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, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de enero de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. DENISE IRIZARRY PINTOR, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JOSE L. BAEZ RIVERA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2024CV03194. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOSE L. BAEZ RIVERA - 35 RES LOPEZ NUSSA APT 335, PONCE PR 00717-2475; URB TOA ALTA HTS Q26 C/21, TOA ALTA, PR 00953; EGIPCIACO APT 2, AGUADA, PR 00602; URB LA ESPERANZA V8 CALLE 19, VEGA ALTA, PR 00692-6838. 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:///www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, 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, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en PONCE, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de enero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRUÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. YAHAYRA CALES ECHEVARRÍA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE ISLAND PORTFOLIO
SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Parte Demandante Vs. RACHEL J. SMITH SEPULVEDA Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2024CV02614. Salón: 504. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RACHEL J. SMITH SEPÚLVEDAURB CONSTANCIA 2624 BLVD LUIS A FERRE PONCE, PR 00717 Y URB CONSTANCIA 2674 AVE LAS AMERICAS PONCE PR 00717.
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://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, 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. Juan Antonio Ruiz Robles cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección juan.ruiz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO
MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de enero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. YAHAYRA CALES ECHEVARRÍA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. RAFAEL
NIEVES LUCIANO
Demandado
Civil Núm.: TA2024CV01211. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: RAFAEL NIEVES LUCIANO. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. 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 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, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Bo. Galatea, Carr. 804 KM 0.6, Toa Alta, PR 00953; RR 5 Box 9205, Toa Alta, PR 009537880. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADA FIRSTBANK
PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. ABDUL R. SMAILI
Demandados Civil Núm.: AU2024CV00785. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ABDUL R. SMAILICARR 4461 KM 1 MAL PASO, AGUADA PR 00602; PO BOX 762, CAMUY PR 00627-0762. De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.
Se le emplaza y requiere 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), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a al 17 de septiembre de 2024 la parte demandada adeuda a FirstBank la cantidad de $30,248.62 más intereses acumulados a razón del 7.15% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados según pactado. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.
Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos, Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882 Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919 Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 26 de febrero de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ ROMÁN BOSQUES, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Demandante Vs. EDUARDO MARTIN VELEZ TIRADO
Demandado
Civil Núm.: CG2025CV00106. Sala: 703. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: EDUARDO MARTIN VELEZ TIRADO. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero, en la que se alega adeuda la suma de $11,740.13, más intereses desde la radicación de la demanda, más las costas, gastos e imponga la cantidad de $585.00 por concepto de honoraries de abogados. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de las treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre las remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte que de no comparecer en autos dentro del término de las treinta (30) días siguientes a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio soli-
citado, sin más citarle ni oírle, debiendo radicar el original de su contestación en este Tribunal, enviando copia a la abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LIZ WHARTON ROSA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ADA MARITZA VELAZQUEZ MALDONDO Demandante V. FELIPE GONZALEZ CORTES Y ARCADIA ACOSTA SANTIAGO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SUCESION DE FELIPE GONZALEZ CORTES COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DONE; SUCESION DE ARCADIA ACOSTA SANTIAGO, COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2024CV04183. Sobre: USUCAPIÓN - LEY 118-2022. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: FELIPE GONZALEZ CORTES Y ARCADIA ACOSTA SANTIAGO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SUCESION DE FELIPE GONZALEZ CORTES COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DONE; SUCESION DE ARCADIA ACOSTA SANTIAGO, COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE.; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO CUALQUIER PERSONA CON INTERÉS EN LA PROPIEDAD INMUEBLE OBJETO DE ESTA DEMANDA. Por la presente, se le notifica que la parte Demandante de epígrafe ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda de Usucapión, solicitando adquirir su dominio sobre la siguiente
finca: RÚSTICA: Solar número
37 COMUNIDAD SAN ISIDRO DE Canóvanas. Cabida: 595.56
Metros Cuadrados. En Lindes por el NORTE: con parcela número treinta y siete A de la comunidad; por el SUR: con calle número doce de la comunidad.
Es segregación de la Finca Número 3,099 inscrita a Folio 77 del Tomo 383 de Canóvanas. Finca número 18875, inscrita al folio 77 del tomo 422 de la demarcación de Canóvanas, Sección III de Carolina. Número de Catastro: 089-039-011-61-000. La parte Demandante se encuentra representada por: LCDA. CAROLINA GARRIGA CESANÍ, RUA 15227
Calle Resolución #33, Suite 302 San Juan, PR 00920
Teléfono: 787-782-6500 x. 282 Correo electrónico: cgarriga@ titlesecuritygroup.com
Se le apercibe y notifica para que comparezca, si lo creyere pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro del plazo improrrogable de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este edicto, a exponer sus derechos en el caso promovido por la Parte Demandante para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca antes descrita. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia, previo escuchar la prueba de valor de la Parte Demandante, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda o cualquier otro si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende pertinente. 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. En San Juan, PuertoRico a 19 de febrero de 2025. LCDA.
KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.
LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. HECTOR R. RODRIGUEZ CINTRON
Demandados
Civil Núm.: BY2024CV07458. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HECTOR R. RODRIGUEZ CINTRON - 13 CALLE 1 ESTE, URB RIO PLANTATION, BAYAMON, PR 009613522.
De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.
Se le emplaza y requiere 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), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal.
Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar al 19 de noviembre de 2024, la parte demandada adeuda a FirstBank un balance de $10,727.63, más los intereses que se acumulen a razón del 8.45% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $328.52 de cargos por pago tardío los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $292.13 de otros cargos los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda, más una suma equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados según pactado.Además, se solicita se ordene la reposesión del vehículo en controversia y, de no ser suficiente el producto de la venta del mismo para cubrir la suma total adeudada, se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes de los demandados. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos, Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882 Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919
Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 28 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA.
IVETTE M. MARRERO BRACERO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ PENTAGON FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
Demandante Vs. JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO
Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV00134. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. En dicha demanda se reclama la cancelación un pagaré otorgado el 10 de mayo de 2019, ante el Notario Fernando L. Meléndez López, a favor de PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, por la suma principal de $95,000.00, con intereses al 3.750% anual, vencedero el 1 de mayo de 2049 y otros créditos accesorios. Para garantizar el pago de dicho pagaré se constituyó hipoteca voluntaria mediante la escritura número 54, otorgada el 10 de mayo de 2019, ante el Notario Fernando L. Meléndez López, sobre el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: “RÚSTICA:
Porción de terreno radicado en el barrio lajas Arriba de Lajas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 10162.993 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con terrenos de Vicente Rodríguez y el solar número uno, que se segrega; por el SUR, con terrenos de Elving Torres Rodríguez; por el ESTE, con terrenos de José E. Torres; por el OESTE, con la Carretera Estatal número 321.” Inscrita al folio 62 del tomo 228 de Lajas, finca 9901, Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán. La hipoteca antes mencionada consta inscrita al tomo Karibe finca 9901 de Lajas, Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán, inscripción 13ª. 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: http://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria 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. Greenspoon Marder, LLP
Lcda. Frances L. Asencio-Guido R.U.A. 15,622
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Expedido bajo mi firma, y sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy 25 de febrero de 2025. LIC. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. ARACELIS W. CAMACHO ACEVEDO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO POR SÍ Y COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC.
Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN MARÍA
SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN M. SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN SÁNCHEZ
VILLODAS COMPUESTA POR MARÍA MERCEDES DEL CARMEN RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ T/C/C MARÍA
MERCEDES RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ T/C/C MARIME
RIANCHO SÁNCHEZ, RAMÓN ENRIQUE
RIANCHO SÁNCHEZ
T/C/C QUIQUE RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ, SUTANO y PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS; RAMÓN RAFAEL
RIANCHO BARROS; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES
DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV00337. (803). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: MARÍA MERCEDES DEL CARMEN RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ T/C/C MARÍA
MERCEDES RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ T/C/C MARIME
RIANCHO SÁNCHEZ, RAMÓN ENRIQUE
RIANCHO SÁNCHEZ
T/C/C QUIQUE RIANCHO
SÁNCHEZ HEREDEROS DE CARMEN MARÍA
SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN M. SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS; RAMÓN RAFAEL RIANCHO
BARROS a las siguientes direcciones: COND LUCHETTI, 1403 CALLE LUCHETTI APT 2A, SAN JUAN, PR 00907-2100, A 41 DUBOIS ST., DARIEN CT 06820-5224, 538 NW 39TH CIR, BOCA RATON FL 33431-5706; SUTANO y PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE CARMEN MARÍA
SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN M. SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS
T/C/C CARMEN SÁNCHEZ VILLODAS; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.
Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre cancelación de pagaré extraviado por la vía judicial. El 30 de septiembre de 2009, Ramón Rafael Riacho Barrios y Carmen María Sánchez Villodas t/c/c Carmen M. Sánchez Villodas t/c/c Carmen Sánchez Villodas (casados entre sí en aquel entonces) constituyeron una hipoteca en San Juan, Puerto Rico, conforme a la Escritura núm. 703, autorizada por el notario Félix R. Vega Fournier en garantía de un pagaré suscrito bajo el testimonio núm. 4632 por la suma de $270,000.00 a favor de Popular Mortgage, Inc, o a su orden, con intereses 8½% anual y vencedero a la presentación, sobre la siguiente propiedad: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento 2-A. Localizado en el segundo piso del CONDOMINIO LUCHETTI 1403, ubicado en la Calle Luchetti 1,403, Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida de 1,858 pies cuadrados equivalentes a ciento setenta y dos metros, sesenta decímetros cuadrados (172.6 m.c). Colindando por el NORESTE con el patio posterior en 13.29 pies lineales equivalentes a 4.05 metros, por el OESTE con el patio delantero que da frente a la calle Rodríguez Cerra en 47.16 pies lineales equivalentes a 14.37 metros; por el NORTE, con el patio posterior en 49.75 pies lineales equivalentes a 15.16 metros; por el SURESTE con el área comunal que contiene las escaleras, vestíbulo y elevadores y con el apartamento 2-B
en 67.92 pies lineales equivalentes a 20.7 metros. Contiene este apartamento un foyer con 98.5 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 9.15 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 9.15 metros cuadrados, un powder room con 22 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 2.00 metros cuadrados, un family room con 122 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 11.33 metros cuadrados, un laundry con 30.6 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 2.8 metros cuadrados, una cocina con 129 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 11.98 metros cuadrados, un living-dining con 393 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 36.5 metros cuadrados, un estudio con 147 pies cuadrados equivalentes a13.65 metros cuadrados, un dormitorio con su closet con 134 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 12.4 metros cuadrados, un dormitorio master room con 265 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 24.6 metros cuadrados, un baño master con 73.5 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 6.8 metros cuadrados, un walk -incloset con 57 pies equivalentes a 5.2 metros cuadrados, un pasillo que da acceso a las habitaciones con 77 pies equivalentes a 7.2 metros cuadrados, un baño con 40.2 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 3.7 metros cuadrados, un closet con 20.8 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 2.1 metros cuadrados. Le corresponde a este titular de la antes mencionada unidad individual el 5.5.% en los gastos sobre elementos comunes y como su participación en los mismos a este apartamento se le han asignado los estacionamientos que se detallan a continuación. Estacionamiento uno (1): Espacio para estacionar automóvil en el sótano cuyas dimensiones son: 8.75 pies de ancho por 18 pies de fondo que hacen un área de 157.5 pies cuadrados. Sus linderos y distancias son las siguientes: Por el ESTE en una longitud de 8.75 pies con el muro del sótano, por el OESTE en una longitud de 8.75 pies con el área de circulación del piso; por el NORTE en una longitud de 18 pies con el muro Norte del edificio, por el SUR en una longitud de 18 pies con el estacionamiento número 2. Estacionamiento veinte (20): Espacio para estacionar automóvil situado en el primer piso cuyas dimensiones son 8.75 pies de ancho por 18.00 pies de fondo que hacen un área de 157.5 pies cuadrados. Sus linderos y distancias son las siguientes: Por el ESTE en una longitud de 8.75 pies con el borde este del piso; por el OESTE en una longitud 8.75 pies con el área de circulación del piso, por el NORTE en una longitud de 18 pies con el borde Norte del piso, por el SUR en una longitud de 18 pies con el estacionamiento número 21. Inscrita al folio 123 del tomo 1006 Santurce Norte, Finca 41355.
Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección I. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 87 del tomo 1113 Santurce Norte, Finca 41355. Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección I. Inscripción sexta. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 009703922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail. com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 27 de febrero de 2025, en San Juan, Puerto Rico. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IRIS OLIVO NÚÑEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. ELMI ALAMO CRUZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CA2024CV03290. (Civil: 401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM.
A: ELMI ALAMO CRUZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, 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 10 de marzo de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE
VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Demandante V. MARIBEL MALDONADO ORTIZ Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2024CV00780. (Salón: 301 - SALA MUNICIPAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ADELA SURILLO GUTIÉRREZADELA.SURILLO@GMAIL.COM A: MARIBEL MALDONADO ORTIZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 11 de marzo de 2025. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 11 de marzo de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. HILDA JANESSI ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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It’s peak Shohei Ohtani on Opening Day in Japan
By KEN BELSON
It’s hard to be ubiquitous in Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world, but Shohei Ohtani has found a way. The Los Angeles Dodgers star seems to be everywhere: on billboards, on products, in television ads and news and entertainment shows and, of course, on the field when his games are broadcast live in Japan.
Ohtani might play baseball 5,500 miles away, but one of the first things people see when they deplane at Haneda Airport, the city’s international gateway, is a photo of the superstar in an ad for green tea.
Leaving the airport, one sees Ohtani’s boyish image on vending machines, in convenience stores and wrapped around trains coursing through the city. Last week, when Ohtani and his team landed in Tokyo to prepare for two season-opening games against the Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers announced yet another sponsorship — with Hakkaisan Brewery, a sake distiller based in Japan.
Major League Baseball has had no shortage of stars over the years, but it has never seen a sensation like Ohtani, who is Japan’s answer to Babe Ruth, a rare player who can both pitch and hit at the highest level.
His return this month to Japan, where tickets to his games are going for as much as $10,000, has the feel of a coronation for a homegrown star who last season signed a record $700 million contract and helped the Dodgers win the World Series.
In sports, money often follows success, and Ohtani’s success has created a windfall for himself, the Dodgers and the league. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time, like with the Japanese drugmaker Kowa and with New Balance, and the value of his deals
spiked after he joined the Dodgers last season following six years with the Los Angeles Angels.
Rob Manfred, the commissioner of MLB, who has overseen its international expansion, has encountered his share of stars in his nearly 30 years at the league. But Ohtani is a cut above.
“I’ve never seen anything at the level of excitement for Ohtani,” he said in an interview.
Ohtani, 30, is a marketer’s dream — a sports icon, pop star and national hero rolled into one. As the Dodgers made their way to Japan before a pair of games with the Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday (the Dodgers won Tuesday, 4-1) news programs tracked the team’s charter flight across the Pacific Ocean, and fans speculated about whether Ohtani had brought his spaniel, Decoy. Talk shows dissected Ohtani’s diet, fashion choices and home decor, as well as his wife’s hobbies.
“Right now, Ohtani is the thing that fills me with the most spirit in life,” said Kiyotada Sato, 79, an Ohtani obsessive who visited an MLB fan festival last week in Tokyo.
Sato has a closet full of Dodgers gear, one reason MLB apparel and jersey sales in Japan jumped 183% last year and sponsorships grew 114%, including new deals with Mastercard Japan and the video game company Konami. The Dodgers have seen the number and value of their deals skyrocket, and they are poised to surpass the Dallas Cowboys as the top-earning team, according to SponsorUnited, which tracks sports sponsorships.
The Dodgers, already the top-drawing team in the league, saw attendance grow 2.7% last year. According to the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, 80% to 90% of Japanese visitors to the city last year were there to attend a Dodgers game.
“I lived through this with Magic Johnson,” said Lon Rosen, the team’s chief marketing officer who previously worked for the Los Angeles Lakers. “You don’t ever take an athlete like this for granted.”
Of course, injuries and overexposure could
take the shine off Ohtani. But for now, he is making money even for rival teams.
When Ohtani comes to town, home teams have seen a surge in sponsorships from Japanese companies who buy in-stadium ads that can be seen by fans watching Ohtani’s games in Japan. Ads for more than three dozen Japanese brands were visible on television during Dodgers away games, SponsorUnited said.
Going back to the 1990s, Japanese MLB stars like Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui have created buzz. But Ohtani is a different caliber player. After five seasons in Japan, Ohtani has won three MVP awards in his first seven seasons in the United States.
In October, the number of fans in Japan and South Korea watching the Dodgers play the New York Yankees in the World Series equaled the number watching in the United States and Canada.
NHK, the Japanese national broadcaster that shows Ohtani’s games, as well as those of other Japanese players in the United States, saw viewership surge 50% last season. It uses extra cameras in Dodger Stadium to track Ohtani in the dugout and on the field.
Ohtani’s agent, Nez Balelo, said the income Ohtani generates from his sponsorships has allowed him to defer the bulk of his $700 million contract until after the 10-year deal ends in 2033. This gave the Dodgers room to sign other players, which was important to Ohtani.
Balelo has tried not to overexpose Ohtani, lest it diminish his brand and eat into his training schedule, which includes recovering from offseason surgery and practicing both batting and pitching. That has meant turning away offers and limiting the time he spends working with sponsors.
“I wanted to make it a much, much lighter lift for Shohei because he’s got a lot on his plate,” he said.
Still, there is an undercurrent of fatigue in Japan with the wall-to-wall coverage.
Publicly, many Japanese gush over Ohtani. But on forums like Reddit, resentment bubbles from those who have had their favorite television shows preempted, believe Ohtani may be tainted by a gambling scandal that landed his interpreter in jail, or just can’t bear the nonstop fawning.
A poster of baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani hangs above shops in Tokyo, March 15, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers star, a marketer’s dream who is both a sports icon and national hero in Japan, has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
Toyo Keizai, a business news publication, ran a story during the World Series with the headline, “The perspective missing in those making a fuss about ‘Ohtani Harassment.’” One commenter said, “It’s all Ohtani from morning to night,” and another added, “Not everyone likes Ohtani.”
“People are scared to criticize him, like, ‘Oh, something’s off with his batting stance,’” said Mike Peters, who worked as a Japanese translator for the New York Mets and teaches at Shizuoka University. “No one will say that, even if it’s true because it’s like blasphemy to say anything negative about him.”
Ohtani has many years ahead of him. But topping his extraordinary success, including hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases last year, will be difficult. So, too, will be finding new fans.
“Ohtani has become such a prominent figure in Japan that there is hardly anyone who doesn’t know him,” said Seiji Terasawa, the deputy director of the broadcasting rights group at NHK. “To further elevate his presence, he might need to achieve even more incredible feats, such as winning the Cy Young Award.”
For now, Peak Ohtani continues. Last week in Los Angeles, hundreds of fans waited online a day in advance to buy limited-edition Dodgers merchandise, including Ohtani jerseys, designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. The collection, made available on the Fanatics app, sold out in an hour.
Last week, Japanese flooded the fanfest at the Tokyo Skytree Town, which included a lifesize cutout of Ohtani and American stadium food. Mari Muki and Donn Ozaki, who live in Southern California, bought tickets to see one of Ohtani’s games, which Muki compared to Taylor Swift concert tickets.
“Ohtani is popular in the U.S., and we knew he would be popular in Japan, too,” Ozaki said, “but you really have to see it to believe it here.”
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