SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Earlier today, charges were unsealed against Ángel De La Rosa a.k.a. “Julio Zapata” and others, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering conspiracy.
According to the charging documents, Ángel De La Rosa a.k.a. “Julio Zapata” and Josué Figueroa-López, a.k.a. “Pachin” posed as either federal agents or bank officials and visited the residences of account holders claiming that their bank accounts had been compromised. Under the guise of helping restore the integrity of their respective accounts, De La Rosa and Figueroa-López asked victims to provide their ATM debit cards and PIN numbers.
If you believe that you have been a victim of the individuals shown in the poster attached, please contact the FBI at 787-987-6500 or submit a tip online, by visiting Tips.FBI.gov.
United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s San Juan Field Office, Joseph González and Acting Inspector in Charge Juan A. Vargas, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Miami Division, made the announcement.
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are in charge of the investigation of the case.
Anyone who believes that they have been a victim of identity theft, or wants information about preventing identity theft, may obtain helpful information and complaint forms on the Federal Trade Commission ID Theft Website at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
