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Sandiganbayan (File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan sentenced a former employee of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) to up to eight years in prison for his involvement in the irregular disbursement of checks to his uncle, as well as deceased and fictitious beneficiaries. Leomar Basuel was also ordered by the anti-graft court's Fourth Division to pay PHP474,259 in a decision promulgated on April 27 and published online Friday. Also affirmed was the QC court's sentence of disqualification from public office. The Sandiganbayan affirmed the decision of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 88 against Basuel who, in 1995, took part in encoding and printing pension checks without any legal basis or authority when he was still with the PVAO's Management Information System Group. He claimed he made the supplementary checks without any memorandum order because he wanted to help an uncle. However, aside from his uncle, the investigation showed that Basuel also pro ....

Leomar Basuel , Fourth Division , Philippine Veterans Affairs Office , Management Information System Group , Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch , Republic Act , Sandiganbayan File Photo Manila The Sentenceda Former Employee Of Philippine Veterans Affairs Office Pvao To Up Eight Years In Prison For His Involvement Irregular Disbursement Checks Uncle , S Well As Deceased And Fictitious Beneficiaries Leomar Basuel Was Also Ordered By The Anti Graft Court 39s Fourth Division To Pay Php474 , 259 Ina Decision Promulgated On April 27 And Published Online Friday Also Affirmed Was The Qc Court 39s Sentence Of Disqualification From Public Office Sandiganbayan Quezon City Regional Trial Branch 88 Against Basuel Who , In 1995 , Ook Part In Encoding And Printing Pension Checks Without Any Legal Basis Or Authority When He Was Still With The Pvao 39s Management Information System Group Claimed Made Supplementary Memorandum Order Because Wanted To Help An Uncle However , Side From His Uncle , He Investigation Showed That Basuel Also Processed Checks For Recipients Who Were Already Deceased Or Fictitious The Court Said Quot Encoded Entries Witha Furtive Design And Not By Mistake As Deliberately Failed To Observe Regular Internal Procedure Of His Office Such Knowing Some Pensioners Even Made Names Payees In Subject Acts Tantamount Evident Bad Faith Orchestrateda Wrongdoing Fraudulent Intent , Uot It Added Out Of The 30 Counts Violation Anti Graft Law Republic Act No 3019 , He Court Affirmed Basuel 39s Conviction In 12 And Cleared The Other 18 As There Was No Proof That They Were Actually Encashed Or Negotiated By Payees Pna ,