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THE Sandiganbayan has convicted alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles for graft and malversation of public funds, sentencing her with 64 years of jail time.In a decision handed down by the Sandiganbayan Special Second Division, it has found Napoles guilty of four counts each of graft and malversation of public funds in relation to the alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund , or pork barrel, of former South Cotabato representative Arthur Pingoy worth P20 million.
Evelyn de Leon, president of the Napoles-controlled non-government entity Philippine Social Development Foundation Inc., was also convicted of three counts each of graft and malversation of public benefits, getting at least 48 years of jail time.Napoles’ other co-accused, including Pingoy, were acquitted “for failure of the prosecution to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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