In Isabela, Puerto Rico, a 44-year-old employee of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), Pedro Iván Rivera Ortiz, faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing a $1,470.69 gaming computer from a Walmart store at the Plaza Isabela mall on September 17, 2026, around 10:20 AM while on the job and using an official AAA vehicle. Prosecutor Jeanevy Avilés Ramírez presented the charges, which include aggravated illegal appropriation, shoplifting, and fraud, to Judge Rolando Matos Acevedo, who set a $10,000 bond.
Rivera Ortiz was released after posting bail through a private surety. The investigation, led by Lieutenant Carmelo Irizarry Maldonado and conducted by Agent Héctor L. Pérez Ríos, found that the alleged theft occurred during Rivera Ortiz’s working hours. Rivera Ortiz is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing.