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Escudero, Sorsogon officials hit with graft raps over P352-M funds
Lawyer Marvin Aceron has filed graft and other charges against Senator Francis Escudero and other officials for allegedly misusing P352 million in Sorsogon funds during Escudero's term as governor.
The complaints are based on findings from the Commission on Audit's (COA) 2021 annual audit report concerning the Sorsogon provincial government.
Key allegations include P125.7 million in infrastructure contracts awarded to the same contractors for physically impossible and overlapping projects.
Additionally, P15.4 million in national government funds, including typhoon relief money, reportedly remained unimplemented for up to six years.
Other accusations involve P8.44 million in janitorial and laundry contracts supported by falsified documents and P1.66 million in TUPAD program disbursements with defective signatures and missing authorizations.
The complaint also cites P5.65 million in development projects improperly charged to the 20% Development Fund and P195.7 million in unreliable Property, Plant, and Equipment accounts, including alleged ghost assets.
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