Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Ex-Tarlac town mayor convicted for unliquidated cash advances (6:34 p.m.)
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has convicted a former municipal mayor in Tarlac province for his failure to account for P8.15 million in cash advances drawn by him from 2001 to 2004.
In a decision, the court sentenced former Ramos, Tarlac mayor Gil Beltran to a jail term of one year and eight months and ordered him to pay a fine of P6,000.
The decision was penned by Associate Justice Godofredo Legaspi and concurred in by Associate Justices Efren dela Cruz and Norberto Geraldez of the anti-graft court’s Third Division.
The case stemmed from an audit investigation conducted by the Commission on Audit (COA).
According to the COA, the accused failed to explain the shortage and produce the funds in his custody despite notice from government auditors for him to do so through a demand letter dated February 24, 2004. (Sunnex)
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