The ombudsman said it has found probable cause to indict the three senators for plunder and multiple counts of graft before the Sandiganbayan for pocketing some P579 million in kickback or comissions from their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
The anti-graft decisions approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, also directed the filing of plunder or graft cases against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, Enrile's Chief of staff Jessica Lucila "Gigi" Reyes, Revilla's chief of staff Richard Cambe, Enrile and Estrada's alleged representative Ruby Tuazon, Estrada's staff Pauline Labayen, Technology Resouce Center (TRC) director general Dennis Cunanan, and a number of govenment officials and employees of non government organizations (NGOs).
After a careful study of the case and the evidence presented, it was decided the answer of the respondents was not sufficient to overturn the complaint and there was suffecient evidence to show that they committed the offence.
The cases stemmed from the testimony of principal whistle-blower Benhur Luy exposing Napoles scheme to to siphon off the pork barrel fund lawmakers through the fake NGOs. On the plunder charges, Rafanan said the joint resolution concluded Enrile, Revilla and Estrada took undue advantage of theirs official position to illegally divert, in connivance with certain respondents, their respective PDAF allocations to the Napoles NGOs, in exchange for kickbacks and or commissions amounting to more than P172 million, P242 million P183 million, repectively.
The anti-graft decisions approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, also directed the filing of plunder or graft cases against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, Enrile's Chief of staff Jessica Lucila "Gigi" Reyes, Revilla's chief of staff Richard Cambe, Enrile and Estrada's alleged representative Ruby Tuazon, Estrada's staff Pauline Labayen, Technology Resouce Center (TRC) director general Dennis Cunanan, and a number of govenment officials and employees of non government organizations (NGOs).
After a careful study of the case and the evidence presented, it was decided the answer of the respondents was not sufficient to overturn the complaint and there was suffecient evidence to show that they committed the offence.
The cases stemmed from the testimony of principal whistle-blower Benhur Luy exposing Napoles scheme to to siphon off the pork barrel fund lawmakers through the fake NGOs. On the plunder charges, Rafanan said the joint resolution concluded Enrile, Revilla and Estrada took undue advantage of theirs official position to illegally divert, in connivance with certain respondents, their respective PDAF allocations to the Napoles NGOs, in exchange for kickbacks and or commissions amounting to more than P172 million, P242 million P183 million, repectively.
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