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INQToday: Escudero, Sorsogon execs hit with graft raps over P352-M anomalies
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero and several Sorsogon provincial officials are facing graft and other criminal complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman due to alleged financial irregularities amounting to over P352 million.
The accusations stem from alleged "systematic corruption" and financial anomalies flagged in the Commission on Audit's (COA) 2021 report on the Sorsogon provincial government.
Private lawyer Eldrige Marvin Aceron filed the complaint, citing potential violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and provisions of the Revised Penal Code, including Technical Malversation, Frauds Against Public Treasury, and Falsification of Public Documents.
Named as respondents alongside Escudero are members of the Bids and Awards Committee, the Acting Provincial Accountant, the Provincial General Services Officer, and the provincial treasurer.
This complaint follows a previous ethics case filed against Escudero at the Senate concerning alleged illegal campaign donations.
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