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Family Department Backs Tougher Penalties for Elder Abuse and Illegal Elder Care Homes

2 updates over 11 days — last updated Sep 4, 2026

  1. Charges Filed for Elder Abuse Over Undelivered Property Sale

    via Primera Hora

    Prosecutor Amanda Cancel filed charges of elder abuse against Carlos A. Santiago Maldonado, 47, of Utuado, for allegedly selling a 78-year-old man a 1999 Mazda B-2500 truck and four cans of sealant for $700 without delivering the property.

  2. Family Department Backs Tougher Penalties for Elder Abuse and Illegal Elder Care Homes

    via NotiCel

    Puerto Rico's Department of the Family (DF) voiced support Wednesday for two bills before the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee aimed at imposing harsher criminal penalties on clandestine elder care homes and increasing prison time for elder…