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Ex-RCBC branch manager Deguito arrested
Ex-RCBC branch manager Deguito arrested
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 17, 2016 07:58 PM PHT
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Updated Aug 17, 2016 10:10 PM PHT
MANILA - Maia Deguito, the former branch manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) tagged in the $81-million money laundering scandal, was arrested on Wednesday for perjury, police said.
MANILA - Maia Deguito, the former branch manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) tagged in the $81-million money laundering scandal, was arrested on Wednesday for perjury, police said.
Deguito was arrested in a supermarket in Makati City by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Eduardo Cruz Solangon Jr. of Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 46.
Deguito was arrested in a supermarket in Makati City by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Eduardo Cruz Solangon Jr. of Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 46.
The arrest warrant was issued on August 10.
The arrest warrant was issued on August 10.
Deguito's legal counsel said the complainant was not identified in the arrest warrant.
Deguito's legal counsel said the complainant was not identified in the arrest warrant.
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Deguito also did not undergo preliminary investigation, which should have been the basis for the arrest, the lawyer said.
Deguito also did not undergo preliminary investigation, which should have been the basis for the arrest, the lawyer said.
Deguito will post bail of P6,000.
Deguito will post bail of P6,000.
In April, then-RCBC president Lorenzo Tan sued Deguito and her lawyer Ferdinand Topacio for libel and false testimony over her statements on the $81 million heist involving Bangladesh central bank funds.
In April, then-RCBC president Lorenzo Tan sued Deguito and her lawyer Ferdinand Topacio for libel and false testimony over her statements on the $81 million heist involving Bangladesh central bank funds.
Deguito, who also faces money laundering charges, maintained her innocence and claimed she was a "scapegoat" in the heist. -- Report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Deguito, who also faces money laundering charges, maintained her innocence and claimed she was a "scapegoat" in the heist. -- Report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
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