Puerto Rico's Justice Department has charged two Venezuelan men on suspicion of swindling a local asphalt company out of nearly USD 8 million.
Authorities said today that Francisco Javier Gonzalez Alvarez and Marcos Antonio Da Silva Castro were also wanted by authorities in other countries.
Officials said the two men arrived in Puerto Rico in March 2011. They are accused of falsely promising Betteroads Asphalt Corp. 100,000 barrels of liquid asphalt that they never delivered.
Gonzalez is currently detained in Venezuela and is wanted by Spain under similar fraud charges. Authorities said Da Silva remains a fugitive.
The US territory hopes to eventually extradite both men.
