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 possession at the time.

Gonzalez-Diaz has been a

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