José Carlos Sánchez

Dozens of cuerdas — a land measure roughly equivalent to an acre in Puerto Rico — of public land passed into private hands through an irregular process. The Justice Department is investigating after the CPI and Rayos X raised questions about possible fraud.

Cataño’s Municipal Legislature approved a measure allowing its mayor to begin the expropriation process for eight properties, even though residents of the La Puntilla sector were not consulted. Many are also worried because their homes appear under other people’s names in public records.