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Comelec chief eyes US help on 'offshore accounts' probe
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is requesting the US Department of Justice (US DOJ) to investigate allegations of his supposed offshore accounts, which he believes are a form of identity theft and bank fraud aimed at ruining his reputation.
Garcia plans to channel his request to the US DOJ through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The Comelec chief wants the US DOJ to look into the individuals or entities spreading information about his alleged offshore accounts.
He also seeks an investigation into who made $100 deposits to these supposed accounts and the involvement of a certain "Jaleo Consulting," which was mentioned in documents presented by Sagip party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta.
Garcia suspects that these allegations are connected to other ongoing investigations.
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