A woman who had been a fugitive in Puerto Rico for 12 years was arrested on Monday, November 9, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Puerto Rico police said. The suspect was identified as Armenlinda Muñiz Vázquez, 53, who had a registered residence in Moca. The case is handled by the Arrest and Extradition Division of the Bureau of Intelligence and Arrests, working with the U.S. Marshals Service.
Two arrest warrants had been issued against Muñiz Vázquez for fraud and forgery, carrying a combined bail of $1.7 million. According to police, for more than a decade she "used several false identities. During the arrest, several of them were seized." The police report added that "her extradition is awaited for judicial proceedings."