The Puerto Rico Department of the Family is under investigation by four separate bodies and now faces a $2.5 million lawsuit, as the agency moved in October to shut down a San Juan child care center and its handling of a bid drew a court challenge.
El Nuevo Día reported on Oct 15 that the Senate, the Department of Justice, federal authorities, and the Office of the Inspector General of Puerto Rico are all investigating the process followed by the Department of Family.[1] That is four reviews running at once into how the agency did its work.
At the center of the closures is Arcoíris de Esperanza, a child care center in San Juan. WAPA.TV reported on Oct 21 that the Department of the Family ordered the center closed.[2] Ey Boricua reported the next day that the order was for immediate permanent closure of the Centro de Cuidado y Desarrollo Arcoíris de Esperanza.[3]
The lawsuit lands on the same agency. Metro Puerto Rico reported on Oct 23 that Coccoloba AgroEnvironmental LLC and its president, Christian W. Torres Santana, filed a $2.5 million suit in the San Juan First Instance Court against Department of the Family secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, LAP Consulting Group, bid committee members, and the Government of Puerto Rico.[4] El Nuevo Día reported the same day that Torres filed the $2.5 million civil suit on Friday, naming Roig, the Government of Puerto Rico, LAP Consulting Group, and three individual committee members.[5] Taken together, the probes and the suit point to sustained scrutiny of how the Department of the Family runs its process.El Departamento de la Familia de Puerto Rico está bajo investigación por cuatro entidades distintas y ahora enfrenta una demanda de $2.5 millones, luego de que la agencia actuara en octubre para cerrar un centro de cuidado de niños en San Juan y su manejo de una subasta provocara un recurso en los tribunales.
El Nuevo Día informó el 15 de octubre que el Senado, el Departamento de Justicia, autoridades federales y la Oficina del Inspector General de Puerto Rico investigan todos el proceso seguido por el Departamento de la Familia.[1] Son cuatro revisiones en marcha a la vez sobre cómo la agencia hizo su trabajo.
En el centro de los cierres está Arcoíris de Esperanza, un centro de cuidado de niños en San Juan. WAPA.TV informó el 21 de octubre que el Departamento de la Familia ordenó el cierre del centro.[2] Ey Boricua informó al día siguiente que la orden era de cierre permanente inmediato del Centro de Cuidado y Desarrollo Arcoíris de Esperanza.[3]
La demanda recae sobre la misma agencia. Metro Puerto Rico informó el 23 de octubre que Coccoloba AgroEnvironmental LLC y su presidente, Christian W. Torres Santana, presentaron una demanda de $2.5 millones en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia de San Juan contra la secretaria del Departamento de la Familia, Suzanne Roig Fuertes, LAP Consulting Group, miembros del comité de subasta y el Gobierno de Puerto Rico.[4] El Nuevo Día informó ese mismo día que Torres presentó la demanda civil de $2.5 millones el viernes, nombrando a Roig, al Gobierno de Puerto Rico, a LAP Consulting Group y a tres miembros individuales del comité.[5] En conjunto, las pesquisas y la demanda apuntan a un escrutinio sostenido sobre cómo el Departamento de la Familia lleva a cabo su proceso.
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The Senate, the Department of Justice, federal authorities, and the Office of the Inspector General of Puerto Rico are investigating the process followed by the Department of Family. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Department of the Family ordered immediate closure of the Arcoíris de Esperanza child care center in San Juan. · WAPA.TV
The Puerto Rico Department of the Familia ordered immediate permanent closure of the Centro de Cuidado y Desarrollo Arcoíris de Esperanza child care center located in San Juan. · Ey Boricua
Coccoloba AgroEnvironmental LLC and president Christian W. Torres Santana filed a $2.5 million lawsuit in the San Juan First Instance Court against Puerto Rico Department of the Family secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, LAP Consulting Group, bid committee members, and the Government of Puerto Rico. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Christian Torres, owner of Coccoloba AgroEnvironmental, filed a $2.5 million civil lawsuit on the stated Friday against Suzanne Roig, the Government of Puerto Rico, LAP Consulting Group, and three individual committee members. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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