A man who jumped off a cruise ship to avoid paying a huge gambling debt has been charged with a federal crime.
Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, a guest on a Royal Caribbean cruise, disembarked the ship over the weekend to avoid paying off a $16,000 debt from gambling, according to CBS News.
The man jumped ship near the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico as the Rhapsody of the Seas vessel returned from Barbados on Sunday. Gonzalez-Diaz made the leap during a U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection.
Surveillance video shows Gonzalez-Diaz then being taken to shore by someone riding a jet ski nearby.
The man was later found by Border Postural officers near the Puerto Rico Capitol Building. He had five IDs, two cell phones and $14,600 in cash in his…