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AI-generatedThis article reports on an election fraud investigation in Puerto Rico involving a prison drug-for-votes scheme. No commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or corporate margin effect is identified. The event is political/legal in nature with no direct or indirect commercial channel.
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- Puerto Rico prison gang Los Tiburones traded drugs for inmate votes for gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González-Colón.
- Federal prosecutors were directed to exclude voting-related charges and drop investigation after the 2024 election.
- Lead prosecutor Jorge Matos left DOJ in June 2025; investigation stalled despite Trump's executive orders on election integrity.
- Puerto Rico allows inmate voting; offering gifts for votes is a felony punishable by up to $250,000 fine and 2 years imprisonment.
- Indictment filed in December 2024 charged 34 inmates with drug distribution, money laundering, and firearms, but no election fraud counts.