Garcia enters plea bargain, admits graft By Gerry Baldo 12/17/2010

FROM PLUNDER, FORMER AFP EXEC OPTS FOR LESSER OFFENSE

Garcia enters plea bargain, admits graft

By Gerry Baldo 12/17/2010
Former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, accused of amassing at least P300 million in government funds, yesterday pleaded guilty to lesser cases of graft under a plea bargain agreement before the Sandiganbayan.

He entered guilty pleas to direct bribery and violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act at the anti-graft court’s Second Division.

“Yes,” Garcia told the Court when asked whether he would plead guilty to the lesser offenses filed against him.

Garcia was accused of amassing P303.27 million in ill-gotten wealth while in active service with the military. His wife and children were also accused for allegedly helping him conceal suspected illegal assets and the US gov’t charged them with smuggling dollars into the country.

The prosecutors did not oppose the guilty pleas to lesser offenses which were deemed submitted for resolution before the Court’s second Division..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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