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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 6) Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles wants three Sandiganbayan justices charged for what she calls a “haphazard decision” on her latest conviction.
In a statement on Saturday, Napoles’ lawyer, Rony Garay, said they are preparing the complaint against Justice Edgardo Caldona, who penned the ruling that convicted Napoles of multiple counts of graft and malversation, as well as Justices Efren dela Cruz and Geraldine Faith Econg, who concurred.
Napoles’ camp wants the justices of the anti-graft court’s first division held liable for “gross ignorance of the law, manifest partiality and extreme bias.”
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Erratum: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Atty. Francisco Figura was among those convicted. He was acquitted of the charges. We apologize for this mistake.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 5) The Sandiganbayan has again convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles in connection with the pork barrel scam – this time, along with former Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Constantino Jaraula.
In a 103-page decision released on Friday, the first division of the anti-graft court found Napoles, Jaraula, and three cohorts “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” for three counts of graft and three counts of malversation of public funds, particularly the lawmaker’s Priority Development Assistance Fund.
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Jaraula, Napoles, Technology Resource Center (TRC) Group Manager Ma. Rosalinda Masongsong Lacsamana, Legislative Liaison Officer and Sales and Promotion Officer V Belina A. Concepcion, and private individual Mylene T. Encarnacion were found guilty of violating three counts of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and another three counts of Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code or malversation of public funds.
They were all sentenced to a prison term ranging from six to 10 years in each of their graft cases, and imprisonment for each for each count of malversation ranging from 12 years and one day to 18 years, eight months, and one day.