<![CDATA[Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.]]>Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.

After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-puerto-rico-election-fraud-prison-drugs-votes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/423f54d4-8044-42c7-9907-c9663c047517/investigators-found-that-leaders-of-a-prison-gang-in-puerto-rico-were-selling-inmates-drugs-in-exchange-for-voting-for-gov.-jenniffer-gonzález-colón-a-longtime-republican.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 23:37:23 GMTTue, 05 May 2026 13:30:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:48 GMT]]>@farbel @ProPublica

Clearly not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522663815742897https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522663815742897Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:46 GMT]]>@HakeemG @ProPublica as did I

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522659802529898https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522659802529898Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:09 GMT]]>@farbel @ProPublica

Those two events aren't mutually exclusive. I read the entire article.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522657380615373https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522657380615373Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:51 GMT]]>@HakeemG @ProPublica "But as federal prosecutors prepared an indictment against the inmates and staff in November 2024 — just days after Trump won the election and González-Colón clinched the governorship — they received a surprising directive. Their bosses in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico instructed them to exclude the voting-related counts against the inmates and all charges against the prison staff." Even the bit you cite happened before Trump installed anyone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522640411414594https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522640411414594Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:47 GMT]]>@ProPublica
Wow, “every accusation is a confession” too much? \s

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116522624425943817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116522624425943817Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:54 GMT]]>@farbel @ProPublica

Someone didn't read the article.

Soon after Trump took office, the lead prosecutor, Jorge Matos, was told by a supervisor to take the investigation no further, according to four people familiar with the case.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522565928700742https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HakeemG/statuses/116522565928700742Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:40:03 GMT]]>@ProPublica

" for me, but not for thee"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/116522483910427247https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/116522483910427247Tue, 05 May 2026 14:40:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. on Tue, 05 May 2026 13:53:16 GMT]]>@ProPublica Your headline is misleading. According to the article, they were given instructions to drop certain parts of the investigation only days after the election, before either Trump or Gonzalez-Colon had taken power and appointed their own people.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522300005134688https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/farbel/statuses/116522300005134688Tue, 05 May 2026 13:53:16 GMT