The main bondholders of the Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE), Puerto Rico's electric power authority, have asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals to correct an error made by federal district judge Laura Taylor Swain. They claim the AEE wrongly kept money that belongs to them and are seeking recognition of their claim for administrative expenses.
no existe una licencia para robar
The bondholders are convinced that the AEE's actions amount to an unauthorized taking of their funds, with one phrase summarizing their stance as 'no existe una licencia para robar', or 'there is no license to steal'.