SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On July 14, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Harold Carrion Butter, Justinita Butter, and Miriam Delgado-Serrano with Conspiracy to Communicate a False Distress Signal, in violation of 14 U.S.C. § 521(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 371; Communicating a False Distress Signal, in violation of 14 U.S.C. § 521(c), and 18 U.S.C. § 2; Conspiracy to Destroy, Alter, or Falsify Records in Federal investigations, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1519 and 371; and Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Records in Federal investigations, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1519. The announcement was made by United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico W. Stephen Muldrow, and Captain Jose E. Diaz, Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector San Juan.
Additionally, Justinita Butter and Miriam Delgado-Serrano were charged with multiple counts of making false statements to United States Coast Guard personnel and United States Coast Guard Investigative Service agents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).
Pursuant to court filings, on June 28, 2022, Harold Carrion Butter, while trying to evade local authorities regarding a domestic violence case, purposefully hid himself while at Poza Del Obispo in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, in an attempt to make it seem like he was swept out to sea. Carrion Butter called his mother, Justinita Butter who, after several phone conversations with her son, called local 9-1-1....
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