Napoles convicted in 12 PDAF cases totaling P92 million

Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles has been convicted in six separate malversation cases and six counts of graft concerning the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of the late Benguet Rep. Samuel Dangwa, totaling P92 million.

The Sandiganbayan Special Third Division sentenced Napoles to reclusion perpetua, or 20 to 40 years' imprisonment, in two malversation cases involving P10 million and P9 million.

She faces up to 17 years of imprisonment for four other malversation raps and was also sentenced to 6 to 10 years of jail time for each graft count.

Napoles, through non-government organizations she controlled such as Countrywide Agri and Rural Economic Development Foundation, Inc. (CARED) and Peoples Organization for Progress and Development Foundation, Inc. (POPDFI), took possession of millions in PDAF funds intended for livelihood and development projects.

Dangwa died in 2019, but his staff member, Erwin Dangwa, received one count of graft and one count of malversation.