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Pampanga mayor sued for extortion
San Simon, Pampanga Mayor Abundio "Jun" Punsalan, Jr. is facing criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for an alleged P80 million extortion attempt against Real Steel Corp.
The company claims the mayor demanded P80 million to prevent the revocation of its tax incentives, with an initial demand reportedly being P155 million.
The Department of Justice National Prosecution Service (NPS) has transmitted records of graft, robbery by means of extortion, and illegal possession of firearms complaints against Punsalan and six alleged accomplices.
A portion of the demanded amount, P30 million, was handed over to Punsalan during an entrapment operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on August 5 in Angeles City.
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