Raphy Pinaโฃ Cleared to Seek Supervision Transfer to โPuerto Rico,Amidstโข Royalty Lawsuit
San Juan,Puertoโ Rico – Raphy Pina,the music producer currently on supervised release,has receivedโค the green light from the Federal Prosecutor’s โOffice โto potentially relocate and be supervised in Puerto Rico. Theโค decision comes as Pina faces a federal โlawsuit alleging โขa scheme to illegally appropriate royalties from artists, including reggaeton star Daddy Yankee.
federal prosecutor Marรญa L. Montaรฑez Conceptionโ filed a motion statingโค the U.S. โขProbation Office conducted a home inspection at the proposed address in Puerto Rico on December 1, 2023, and found “no problems or โขconcerns related to supervision.” Consequently, the office has no objection to Pina’s request.
“the United States does not have, at โขthis time, facts that contradicts the evaluation โคof the United States Probation Office,” the motion reads. “Since the โProbation Office has no objectionโฆtheโ United Statesโ has no objection to theโข defendant’s request to relocate and be supervised in theโค District of Puerto Rico โat the proposed address.”
Ultimately,a federal judge will decide whether to modify Pina’s supervisedโ release conditions. Approval would allowโฃ Pina to move from Miami,were he currently resides with singer Natti Natasha and their family.
This request for a transfer occurs while Pina is named in a lawsuit filed by Daddy Yankee, alongside Pina’s โex-wife Mireddys Gonzรกlez, and attorneys Edwin Prado and Andrรฉs Coll. The suit alleges a decade-long scheme to misappropriate royalties and publishing rights.
Pina began his three-year probationary period on July 20, 2024, after serving two years and two months in prison for violating federal weapons laws. He was initially sentenced โto 41 months by Judge Besosa, later reduced to 26 months due toโ earned bonuses. He served his sentence at FCI Butner Medium II in North Carolina.In 2022, โคone of the two charges againstโค him – possession of a โฃweapon as a convicted felon – was dropped on appeal to the First Circuit in Boston.
