BIR empleyado sa Zamboanga, napatunayang guilty sa money laundering

Napatunayang guilty ng Zamboanga City Regional Trial Court Branch 12 si Flora Sarau Albao, Revenue Officer IV ng BIR Zamboanga City, sa 12 counts ng money laundering matapos mang-extort ng P500,000 mula sa isang biktima noong 2022. Nagkaroon siya ng 36 bank accounts at nag-deposit ng mas mataas sa kanyang sweldo.

MANILA, Philippines — Napatunayang guilty si Flora Sarau Albao, Revenue Officer IV ng Revenue District No. 93A sa BIR Zamboanga City, sa 12 counts ng money laundering ayon sa Sections 4(a) at 4(b) ng Republic Act 9160, o Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, na binago na.

Nahuli siya noong Mayo 2022 sa isang entrapment operation matapos mang-extort ng P500,000 mula sa biktima. Ayon sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), may-ari siya ng 36 accounts sa apat na bangko. Nag-deposit siya ng average na P93,000 mula Mayo hanggang Agosto 2022, na higit doble sa kanyang buwanang sweldo na P49,835 bilang Salary Grade 19 employee, ayon sa Department of Justice (DOJ).

Pinarusahan siya ng korte ng 7 hanggang 13 taong pagkakakulong at P3 milyong multa para sa unang anim na kaso, at 4 hanggang 6 taong pagkakakulong at P1.5 milyong multa para sa natitirang anim na kaso.

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