The president of the Federación de Porteadores de Puerto Rico, José Rosado, said between 40 and 50 school transport companies have not been paid by the Puerto Rico Department of Education, a situation that has forced some of them to stop operating, while other companies have kept collecting without the same problems. In an interview on Pega’os en la Mañana, Rosado questioned why some businesses receive their payments while others are still waiting.
He did not identify which companies have been paid without difficulty, but said the government should explain the differences in the disbursement process and clarify the allegations. "There are companies that are collecting in Utuado, but the government should explain that, because some do and others don’t," he said. Journalist Jonathan Lebrón reported that sources told him of a possible conflict of interest involving Sonnell, described as one of the country’s largest mass-transport companies.
Rosado said he found it curious that he had not seen Sonnell at the transporters’ stoppages, asking why the largest company is fine. Lebrón also said he received information about alleged calls from members of the New Progressive Party (PNP) team and Jenniffer González’s committee to entities claiming pending payments, to manage the buying and selling of taquillas.