Skip to main content

Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (Oct. 12 through Oct. 16, 2026)

 

Date: Oct. 21, 2026

Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov

San Juan, PR – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, Héctor Ramírez-Carbó, Acting United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) announce the following prosecutorial results for the week of Oct. 12 through Oct. 16, 2026. The HSTF is a permanent, interagency law enforcement task force created by executive order to combat transnational criminal organizations—including cartels, trafficking networks, and foreign terrorist organizations.

Convictions through guilty pleas

  • On Oct. 14, 2026, Iván González-Costa plead guilty to Count One in Criminal Case 25-275(RAM). According to the indictment, the defendant was charged with a conspiracy to commit wire, bank and mail fraud. Defendant was arrested on June 12, 2025. The court set defendant’s sentencing date for Jan. 19, 2027. SAUSA Vanessa Bonano is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 15, 2026, Carlos Víctor Ruiz-Jiménez pleaded guilty to Count One in Criminal Case 25-365 (RAM). According to the indictment, the defendant was charged with a conspiracy to traffic controlled substances. Defendant was arrested on Sept. 11, 2025. The court set defendant’s sentencing date for Jan. 13, 2027. AUSA Andrés Orr is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 16, 2026, Juan Gabriel Morales Alonso pleaded guilty to Counts One and Seven in Criminal Case number 25-272 (SCC). According to the indictment, the defendant was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Defendant was arrested on July 10, 2025. The court set defendant’s sentencing date for January 27, 2027. AUSAs Laura Díaz-González and Andrés Orr are in charge of the prosecution of the case.

Sentencings

  • On Oct. 13, 2026, Jeremy Millán-Isaac, a.k.a. “Pequeño”, “Zepe” was sentenced by United States District Court María Antongiorgi Jordán to 334 months (27 years and 10 months) of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on Dec. 5, 2024, in Criminal Case 24-453 (MAJ) and pleaded guilty on June 29, 2026. Laura Díaz-González and Joseph Russell in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 13, 2026, defendant Francisco Javier Mercedes was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé to a term of imprisonment of 70 months (5 years and 10 months) and supervised release term of 2 years for conspiring to commit an offense against the United States, that is, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 173 kilograms of cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on Jan. 15, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-015 (CVR), and pleaded guilty on April 21, 2025. AUSA María L. Montañez-Concepción is in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 14, 2026, Victor Z. Sifonte-Rivera was sentenced by United States District Court María Antongiorgi Jordán to 72 months (6 years) of imprisonment and 8 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on Dec. 5, 2024, in Criminal Case 24-453 (MAJ) and pleaded guilty on June 1, 2026. Laura Díaz-González and Joseph Russell in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 14, 2026, Jeffrey Figueroa Rosado was sentenced by United States District Court Silvia Carreño Coll to 108 months (9 years) of imprisonment and 8 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on June 10, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-272 (SCC) and pleaded guilty on July 15, 2026. AUSAs Laura Díaz-González and Andrés Orr in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 15, 2026, Charlie J. Dalmau-Román, a.k.a. “Tres Deos”, “Tres Dedos” was sentenced by United States District Court María Antongiorgi Jordán to 204 months (17 years) of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on Dec. 5, 2024, in Criminal Case 24-453 (MAJ) and pleaded guilty on June 9, 2026. Laura Díaz-González and Joseph Russell in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 15, 2026, Moisés Serrano De Jesús was sentenced by United States District Court Silvia Carreño Coll to 204 months (17 years) of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on June 10, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-272 (SCC) and pleaded guilty on July 17, 2026. AUSAs Laura Díaz-González and Andrés Orr in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 15, 2026, Ángel L. Agosto-Andino, a.k.a. “Bilito”, “Bartolo”, “Birlito” was sentenced by United States District Court María Antongiorgi Jordán to 121 months (10 years and one month) of imprisonment and 6 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on Dec. 5, 2024, in Criminal Case 24-453 (MAJ) and pleaded guilty on July 1, 2026. Laura Díaz-González and Joseph Russell in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 16, 2026, Alexie M. Delgado-Torres was sentenced by United States District Court Silvia Carreño Coll to 108 months (9 years) of imprisonment and 8 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on June 10, 2025, in Criminal Case 25-272 (SCC) and pleaded guilty on Aug. 11, 2026. AUSAs Laura Díaz-González and Andrés Orr in charge of the prosecution of the case.
  • On Oct. 16, 2026, Jaime Delgado-Muñoz was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado to 51 months and seventeen days of imprisonment and supervised release term of five years for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 225 kilograms of cocaine aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. According to court documents, defendant was indicted on April 12, 2022, in Criminal Case 21-317 (PAD), and pleaded guilty on May 19, 2026. AUSA Camille García was in charge of the prosecution of the case.

These prosecutions are part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.

HSTF San Juan comprises agents and officers from the following federal partners: FBI, ICE-HSI, CBP (OFO, AMO and Border Patrol), the U.S. Marshals Service for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, DEA, ATF, IRS, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of State, and the U.S. Secret Service, the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands HIDTA, TSA, FAA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Districts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The HSTF also has the following state and local law enforcement partners as participating agencies: the Puerto Rico Police Department; the San Juan, Carolina, Guaynabo, Barceloneta, and Ponce Municipal Police Departments, the Puerto Rico National Guard – Counter Drug Program; the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Service (Hacienda); the Puerto Rico Port Authority; and the Virgin Islands Police Department.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 16 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.