Graft charges vs Napoles children upheld

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Graft charges vs Napoles children upheld

The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan upheld the graft charges filed by the Ombudsman against the children of businesswoman Janet Napoles. Five justices voted in favor of indicting Jo Christine and James Christopher Napoles after finding probable cause against them. Previously, a division of 5 was convened after a split in the 3rd Division of the Sandiganbayan. The siblings face 15 counts of graft while their mother – accused of being the mastermind in the illegal diversion of lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund – faces plunder charges, along with 42 counts of graft.

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