José Javier González Cruz, an employee of the Department of Housing in the Arecibo Region, faces an ethics complaint for altering his own property title regularization application in Adjuntas. González Cruz had access to the electronic platform Canopy, where he modified data in his own case, despite having presented a document of inhibition in May 2022, stating he would not handle matters related to his application.
The Office of Government Ethics (OEG) found that González Cruz accessed his case multiple times, making changes such as assigning himself as the case manager. He also provided false information, including answering 'no' to questions about previously denied federal aid and ownership of the land. The OEG alleges that González Cruz’s conduct violated the CDBG-DR Program Guidelines (conflict of interest) and the Ethics Law, which prohibits public servants from using their duties to benefit themselves.
The complaint seeks a fine, and González Cruz has 20 days to respond, starting from October 1.