The controversial businesswoman, Janet Lim-Napoles tops the list of the 14 people to be charged with plunder in a private complaint that has been finalized by Levito Baligod, counsel of a group of whistle-blowers, for submission to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice on Wednesday.
According to Baligod, aside from Napoles, the alleged brains of a P10-billion pork barrel scam, the list also includes senators, congressmen and their aides and “conduits.”
Other personalities who are also facing plunder charges are Gigi Reyes, Ruby Tuason, Pauline Labayen, Richard Cambe, Jose Antonio Evangelista, Rodolfo “Ompong” Plaza, Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, Edgar Valdez, Prospero Pichay and Samuel Dangwa.
Inquirer.net also cited a reliable source that Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Revill Jr., and Jinggoy Estrada would be included in the private complaint to be filed based on their letters of endorsement of Napoles’ dummy non-government organizations (NGO’s) submitted to the Department of Budget and Management, Department of Agriculture and the documents from the Commission on Audit.
Baligod, the counsel of a group of whistle-blowers also said that about 40 other government officials could face malversation charges for their involvement in the alleged racket.
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