MANILA, Philippines --- The conviction of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles has been affirmed by the Sandiganbayan First Division. In a nine-page resolution dated March 13, the anti-graft court "vigorously opposed" Napoles' motion for reconsideration on the guilty verdict handed to her last December 2018 for plunder charges. Napoles, former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., and his aide Atty. Richard Cambe were accused of pocketing public funds when P224 million worth of Revilla's Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) were allocated to Napoles' bogus non-government organizations (NGOs). Of the three, only Revilla was acquit...
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