Puerto Rico’s federal prosecutor accused a man of jumping off this week Royal Caribbean Cruise ships are paying over $16,000 in vehicle gambling debt.
this Royal Caribbean The Marine Boatman left Puerto San Juan on August 31 to arrive in Barbados and returned on Sunday. According to a criminal lawsuit cited by CBS News, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz was charged with jumping off the ship when he was disembarked. A passing motorboat brought him to the shore.
Royal Caribbean CBS reported that investigators said Mr. Gonzalez-Diaz used the name Jeremy Diaz, who owed $16,710.24 in cruise companies, most of which were spent on casino spending.
According to Fox Business, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered $14,600, backpack, a handbag, two mobile devices and five documents identifying Mr. Gonzalez Diaz. He eventually told investigators that Jeremy’s name was his brother on some documents and he had been in jail for months.
According to San Juan’s Wapa-TV, Mr. Gonzalez-Diaz told investigators he did not want to announce that the money was levied out of tax.
According to CBS, he failed to report the shipping of $10,000 in currency instruments from outside the United States.
Royal Caribbean GroupThe cruise line’s parent company told USA Today, “We are working with the authorities and there is no more information to share.”
