Puerto Rico’s Government Ethics Office (OEG) has filed a complaint against Adair Emilio Pérez Torres, a former inspector of the Medicinal Cannabis Regulatory Board, alleging violations of Article 4.6(b) of Law 12012. Pérez Torres worked as an inspector from March 2021 to September 2025, performing duties equivalent to a career Department of Health inspector: overseeing cultivators, manufacturers and dispensaries, inspecting seizures and closures, conducting administrative investigations, verifying cannabis inventories and safety measures, confirming license proceedings, and issuing infraction notices.
According to the complaint, shortly after leaving the post he began working for and representing Conceptos Corp., a regulated medicinal cannabis company, before the same Board he previously regulated, despite the law’s two-year ban on former public servants representing private interests before their former agency. Conceptos Corp. submitted a 2025 application to certify as an authorized continuing education provider, listing Pérez Torres as Academic Director, Lead Instructor and Technical Instructor.
On January 28, 2026, he appeared before the Board, delivered documents, called inspectors, contacted the executive director and pressed for a swift decision. Weeks later he went to the office of Health Secretary Dr. Víctor Ramos claiming unacceptable delays, and on February 25, 2026 he emailed a regulated company offering consulting services, highlighting his former inspector experience.
The OEG calls the actions deliberate, repeated and aimed at improperly influencing the agency, and seeks the maximum fine per violation, plus retention of his accumulated funds in the Treasury Department, Retirement Board, AEELA and other public systems until sanctions are paid.