A cruise ship passenger took a pretty major gamble … intentionally going overboard, allegedly to dodge the massive debt he’d run up while onboard!
Federal officers have arrested Jey Gonzalez-Diaz after they say he jumped from a cruise ship into the ocean during a U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection at the end of a week-long cruise around the Caribbean.
Gonzalez-Diaz was then brought to shore by someone riding a Jet Ski, according to CBS News, and what appears to be surveillance video shows the moment he was pulled out of the water. Quite the getaway!
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Except, it failed … U.S. CBP agents say they later found Gonzalez-Diaz in the Puerto Rico Capitol Building, and they allege he was in possession of $14,600 in cash, two phones and five IDs.
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Officials say Royal Caribbean later told them Gonzalez-Diaz owes the company $16,710.24 … “almost exclusively associated to Casino and Gaming expenses.”
Gonzalez-Diaz is being accused of attempting to avoid monetary reporting requirements when traveling into the U.S. … a federal offense.
