President of Outsourcing Company with Puerto Rico Gov’t Contracts Pleaded Guilty to Covid-19 Relief Aid Fraud
The company had a nearly $84,000 contract to work on a program meant to teach high schoolers about college and entrepreneurship.
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Jesús Sierra Toro, whose company had two active contracts with the Puerto Rican government worth nearly $90,000, pleaded guilty to COVID-19 relief aid fraud, according to a plea agreement filed last week. One of the contracts was with the Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DDEC) for a program meant to educate high schoolers about college and entrepreneurship. Meanwhile, the other contract was with the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.
