U.S. v. BERROA

Nos. 12-1857 12-1865 12-1890 12-2029 13-1385.

856 F.3d 141 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Cesar BERROA; Julio Castro; Geraldo Castro; Raysa Pacheco-Medina; and Glenda Davila, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Sanchez Maceira , San Juan, PR, for appellant Cesar Berroa.

Rosa I. Bonini-Laracuente , Bayamon, PR, for appellant Julio Castro.

Robert C. Andrews , with whom James M. Mason , Kathleen L. Taylor , and Robert C. Andrews Esquire P.C. were on brief, for appellant Geraldo Castro.

Raul S. Mariani Franco , San Juan, PR, for appellant Raysa Pacheco-Medina.

David Shaughnessy , Boston, MA, for appellant Glenda Davila.

Tiffany V. Monrose , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


These appeals arise out of a widespread corruption scandal at the Puerto Rico Board of Medical Examiners (the "Board"), the former licensing authority for doctors seeking to practice in Puerto Rico. Cesar Berroa, Julio Castro, Geraldo Castro, Raysa Pacheco-Medina, and Glenda Davila all sought medical licenses but failed to pass...

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