Cruise passenger allegedly jumped off ship to avoid Gambling Debt

[Doobie Doo]

Cruise passenger allegedly jumped off ship to avoid reporting currency​

Nathan Diller
USA TODAY

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• A Royal Caribbean passenger was arrested after jumping off a cruise ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• The man allegedly jumped to avoid reporting over $14,000 in cash to Customs and Border Protection.
• The passenger also had a debt of over $16,000 with the cruise line, mostly from casino expenses.

A Royal Caribbean International passenger was arrested after allegedly jumping off a cruise ship to avoid reporting currency.
Jey Gonzalez-Diaz allegedly leapt from Rhapsody of the Seas during disembarkation while the vessel was docked at the Port of San Juan on Sept. 7, according to a criminal complaint filed in the District of Puerto Rico. He was brought to shore by two passing jet skis and later detained by Customs and Border Protection.
The ship departed from San Juan on Aug. 31 for a week-long Southern Caribbean cruise, according to CruiseMapper.
Officers found $14,600 in his backpack, and he allegedly told CBP that "he did not want to report the currency on his possession because he thought he was going to be taxed duties for bring in the currency," per the complaint.

An attorney listed for Gonzalez-Diaz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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"As this is an ongoing investigation, we are working with authorities and don’t have any more information to share," the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group, told USA TODAY in an emailed statement.

CBP conducted an administrative seizure of the money. He is charged with failure to report the transport of monetary instruments of more than $10,000 from outside the U.S.
"Upon review with Royal Caribbean, the detained individual was booked under the name 'Jeremy Diaz' and had a $16,710.24 debt with the cruise line," the document noted. "This debt was almost exclusively associated to Casino and Gaming expenses, billed to 'Jeremy Diaz'."
Records showed that a Jeremy Omar Gonzalez-Diaz was in federal prison, according to the complaint. The Royal Caribbean guest identified "Jeremy" as his brother.
He declined to talk with agents from Homeland Security Investigations, but law enforcement said that when asked for his full name, he replied, "If you guys were good at your job, you would know that."

Cruise passenger allegedly jumped off ship to avoid reporting currency

Jey Gonzalez-Diaz allegedly leapt from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas during disembarkation while the vessel was docked in Puerto Rico.

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[Artificial Intelligence]

Lmaoooo that was almost me earlier this year, I lost like 1k on the wonder of the seas royal ship and was thinking about it

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Lmaoooo that was almost me earlier this year, I lost like 1k on the wonder of the seas royal ship and was thinking about it

they got your whole identity just gonna put your credit in the red

what is the strategy here? or am i wrong?

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

they got your whole identity just gonna put your credit in the red

what is the strategy here? or am i wrong?

They charged my card after I left the ship even though I had paid at guest services lol... I had to wait a month to get my refund.. so yes its pointless

Edit: the strategy is they won't let you leave the ship unless you pay.. but it's dumb since they have your credit card and can force the charge even if there's no money on it

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Lmaoooo that was almost me earlier this year, I lost like 1k on the wonder of the seas royal ship and was thinking about it

nikka i woulda bought a disguise like scooby doo

 

[Turtle]

I wish it was you.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

nikka i woulda bought a disguise like scooby doo

U need a seapass id to leave the ship... discuise is pointless unless you steal someone's id

 

[Justise M]

 

[Json]

Swimming with the fishes on your own accord

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

nikka i woulda bought a disguise like scooby doo

and get a charge anyway. playing analog games in a digital world

dusty

 

[Hater Eraser]

 

[VegetasHairline]

Degenerate gamblers!

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

 

[Chrishaune]

I hope you all noticed they seized the money he had because it was over $10k.

This world has been slowly put into lockdown mode.

 

[Doobie Doo]

I wish it was you.

That makes you a make a wish kid.

Which means you won't be around the Coli this time next year