The Daily Tribune
Fake IT specialists collared
Three individuals, claiming to be Comelec IT specialists, were arrested in Marikina City for allegedly attempting to sell an election win for P90 million.
The suspects approached Cagayan mayoral and vice mayoral candidates Robert Turingan and Karen Kaye Tavas Turingan, promising them a guaranteed victory.
The Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) conducted an entrapment operation, leading to the suspects' arrest after they received the marked money.
Authorities recovered boodle money, identification cards, mobile phones, and a vehicle from the arrested individuals.
Four other suspects remain at large.
The arrested individuals face charges for robbery with intimidation or violence/robbery extortion, in violation of the Revised Penal Code, Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, and the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines.
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