Anti-fraud law invalidates Puerto Rican birth certificates (Press of Atlantic City)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:07:25 GMT
More than a million natives of Puerto Rico living in the United States - including thousands in southern New Jersey - will have invalid birth certificates July 1 under a law passed by the Puerto Rican government to battle birth certificate fraud.
Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates invalid starting July 1 (The Record and Herald News)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:37 GMT
Officials say that as of July 1, a new law in the commonwealth requires that people born in Puerto Rico get a new certified copy of their birth certificate.
Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates invalid starting July 1 (The Record and Herald News)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:36 GMT
The use of stolen Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates — to obtain everything from U.S. passports to Social Security benefits to driver’s licenses — has been so rampant that beginning in July the Puerto Rican government will consider invalid all existing birth documents it has issued.
Catch him if you can — Rico Suave, the thief who was a hit at Oscars (Times Online)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:09 GMT
To the Los Angeles Police Department he is known simply as “Rico Suave”.
Two O.C. surfers excel in Puerto Rico contest (Press of Atlantic City)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:16:41 GMT
Rob Kelly rides a wave in the Puerto Rico Corona Extra Pro event at Domes Beach in Rincon. Kelly finished third, while Matt Keenan was fifth.
Puerto Rico to toss birth certificates, leaving island-born New Yorkers in a bind (amNewYork)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:31:02 GMT
A boom in identity theft linked to Puerto Rican birth certificates has prompted the commonwealth to take a desperate measure: throw them all out. The surprising step, effective July 1, has created confusion among many of the 240,000 New York City residents who were born there.
N.J. residents born in Puerto Rico are required to get new birth certificates to curb forgeries (The Star-Ledger)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:32:32 GMT
N.J. residents scramble to comply
Man wanted in Albany sex abuse cases caught in Puerto Rico (WRGB Albany)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:56:46 GMT
ALBANY -- US Marshals arrested a Dominican Republican man at an airport in Puerto Rico in connection with two Albany sex abuse cases from 2007 and 2008, city police announced Friday.
Puerto Rico Police Arrest 45 Drug Suspects (Officer.com)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:23:09 GMT
Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have arrested 45 people in early morning raids on drug-distribution points across the U.S. territory. Police Chief Jose Figueroa Sancha says outstanding warrants still remain for another dozen suspects.
Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Reissued (FOX 5 New York)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:10:51 GMT
Puerto Rico will have to reissue all birth certificates starting on July 1, 2010 because of identity theft problems.
