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'Jessica Francisco' camp denies she is 'dead' suspect in P24-M textbook scam
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Mary Ann Maslog, a suspect in a P24-million textbook procurement scam from 1998, who had been presumed dead.
The NBI confirmed Maslog and an individual identified as Dr. Jessica Francisco are the same person through fingerprint analysis.
Francisco's camp, however, denies she is Maslog and personally appeared before the Sandiganbayan.
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the NBI to present the fingerprint examiner and evidence for a hearing on October 28 and 29.
Francisco's camp is also directed to prepare evidence proving she is not Maslog, and she has been ordered detained at the NBI.
Maslog, a former publishing company agent, along with two Department of Education (DepEd) officials, faced graft charges for allegedly favoring Esteem Enterprises in the textbook supply contract.
The two former DepEd officials were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2020, while the case against Maslog was dismissed due to her alleged death in 2019.
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