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“It was a personal desire, but after I am born healthy, after I am born on the moon, it will continue to be my new life.”
That’s how the urban music producer reacted Rafael “Raphy” Pina Nieves after a federal judge rejected her request to travel to the Dominican Republic to be with the singer during the birth of her daughter today, Wednesday Natti Natasha.
The petition stated that I would travel from April 23rd to June 3rd in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, where the delivery would take place, which is anticipated for May 28.
The driver is also facing federal charges of possession of two firearms after being sentenced to more than a year and barred from possessing or carrying them.
“Not all dreams come true, that doesn’t mean you can’t make the dream come true in another way or, in my case, in another place. After we are still alive, I will continue to show you how great we can be because we do not let the stones run over us, on the contrary, we use them to continue to build the path we enjoy “, added Pina Nieves in a publication on her social networks.
In the “post”, which accompanies a photo of the couple sitting on a bench under a lantern, he also thanks those who “held him”.
The federal judge Francisco A. Besosa He only refused permission and added that he would express his opinion soon, El Nuevo Día reported.
On April 13 – through his lawyers: María Domínguez, Javier Micheo Yes Manuel Franco– Pina Nieves has requested that the travel restrictions imposed as part of her $ 1 million bond be amended to allow her to travel to the Dominican Republic for early May 28th delivery.
This date coincides with the death of Pina’s father of the same name.
Pina’s lawyers further claim that their client has already been allowed to use his boat in the waters off Puerto Rico and near Miami, the two places where his movements are restricted as part of the obligation.
However, for this, Pina must use a nautical tracker so that the federal authorities know when she is using her boat and where she is going.
However, the prosecutor Maria Montanez responded to a request from Pina and her lawyers by assuring that the businessman, the owner of Pina Records, has the comfort of “escaping” his responsibilities with the federal court and traveling to the Dominican Republic and witnessing the birth of his daughter in another country. it is not valid enough.
“The defendant’s decision to deliver his child to a foreign country is not a valid reason to change the initial bail conditions and is considered necessary to ensure that the defendant appears in future proceedings and for the safety of the community,” he argued. Montañez.
“Not even the birth of a fourth child is a circumstance that should allow defendant Pina, a convict for a federal crime, who is now accused of illegally possessing two weapons and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, to leave jurisdiction of the United States and go to a foreign country, “he added.
The indictment against Pina Nieves, who is also the manager of his fiancée, refers to an FBI raid on April 1, 2020 on a property of the music producer from Caguas.
According to the indictment, the manufacturer, knowing that he had been sentenced to more than a year and that he was prohibited from possessing or carrying firearms, knowingly possessed: a Glock pistol, model 19, 9 mm caliber; a Smith & Wesson, model SD40, .40 caliber and various ammunition.
Ammunition was detailed at 526 rounds, including 148 rounds of .40 caliber pistol ammunition, 123 rounds of .357 caliber pistol ammunition, 3 rounds of 0.45 caliber pistol ammunition, 170 rounds of 0.25 caliber pistol ammunition, 3 .5 caliber pistol cartridges, 7 rounds of ammunition, 35 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition cartridges, 18 rounds of ammunition rounds of 7.92 caliber, 1 rounds of 12 rounds of ammunition and 25 rounds of 9 mm pistol ammunition.
In turn, he details that the Glock pistol, model 19, was manipulated to fire more than one shot without reloading it manually.
If found guilty, Pina faces up to 10 years in prison for each charge.