The former head of the DepEd office in Zamboanga Peninsula gets prison time for diverting agency funds to a dormant account, then conniving with an accomplice to withdraw the money
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In a 53-page decision, the Sandiganbayan First Division said Jesus Nieves, who once headed the the education department’s regional office in Zamboanga Peninsula , diverted P6.1 million in agency funds to a dormant account in December 2007, then connived with another agency staff to withdraw the money.
Philippine Veterans Bank Mindanao Area head Jaime Cesar Santos said DepEd cashier Virginia Montero withdrew that large sum of money and encashed the check. Montero died before the cases reached the court. “The fact that he affixed his signature on the authorization to transfer the funds and on the check to facilitate the withdrawal of the amount shows that he permitted the taking of the money from the government,” the ruling read.
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