Overview

• Three men have been indicted on charges of environmental crimes in Puerto Rico's Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
• Two of the accused operated a resort and are charged with dumping fill material into the waters and wetlands of the reserve from June 2018 to December 2023.
• The third man, who operated a guest house, is charged with discharging fill material into the wetlands and building an unauthorized boat dock.
• The indictments are part of an ongoing federal investigation into environmental crimes committed on protected land in southern Puerto Rico.
• If convicted, the men could face up to three years in prison.