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(Eagle News) — The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has filed a defamation case against the Bank of Bangladesh for what it said were its “baseless allegations” against the Philippine bank in connection with the $81-million cyber heist in 2016. “It is public knowledge that Bangladesh Bank has embarked on a massive ploy and scheme to extort money from plaintiff RCBC by resorting to public defamation, harassment, and threats geared towards destroying RCBC’s good name, reputation, and […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh will Wednesday file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over its involvement in one of the biggest-ever cyber heists, the country’s central bank governor said. Unidentified hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve in New York in February 2016. The money was then transferred to a Manila branch of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC), swiftly withdrawn and laundered […]
(Eagle News)—The guilty verdict meted out on Maia Deguito for money laundering only proves that RCBC “is the victim in this situation” and that she is a “rogue employee.” This is according to Thea Daep, RCBC spokesperson, who issued a brief statement after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 149 sentenced Deguito to four to seven years in prison for each of the eight counts of money laundering she was convicted of in connection with the […]
(Eagle News)—The former RCBC bank manager who was found guilty of money laundering in connection with the $81-million cyberheist on Bangladesh’s central bank three years ago will appeal the decision of the Makati court. In an interview with reporters, Demetriou Custodio, Maia Deguito’s lawyer, said his client would avail of all legal remedies. “Right now, we are going to file a motion for reconsideration,” he said. According to Demetriou, until the case “reaches the Supreme Court, […]
(Eagle News) — The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. is considering filing a lawsuit against the Bangladesh Central Bank (BB). In a statement, RCBC said this was following claims made by BB that the Philippine bank had a hand in the $81-million cyberheist two years ago. BB also recently said it would file a lawsuit against RCBC over the incident. “RCBC has had it..,We will not allow them to continue to malign RCBC,” RCBC said. According to […]
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. on Tuesday accused Bangladesh’s Central Bank (BB) of a “massive cover-up” over an $81-million cyber-heist last year, as it rejected allegations it was mostly to blame. The statement came after Dhaka, Bangladesh’s Finance Minister A.M.A Muhith said over the weekend he wanted to “wipe out” RCBC, apparently frustrated over the small amount of money recovered from the overall amount stolen from BB. “Last year’s theft of $81 million of (BB) funds was […]
Ni Meane Corvera (Eagle News) – Isinauli na ng negosyanteng si Kim Wong sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at Anti-Money laundering Council ang P38.28 million na bahagi ng ninakaw sa Central Bank ng Bangladesh. Ayon kay AMLC director Julia Bacay Abad, nagmula ang pera sa Eastern Hawaii Corporation, isa sa mga kumpanyang pag aari ni Kim Wong. Sumaksi sa turn-over ceremony si Abad, mga opisyal ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at si Bangladesh Ambassador to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A watchdog body on Tuesday sought criminal charges against two suspects allegedly behind an $81 million money-laundering scandal that has shaken the Philippines. The Anti-Money Laundering Council asked Justice Department prosecutors to file charges against businessman Kim Wong and Chinese casino junket operator Weikang Xu for their alleged role in laundering the sum stolen from Bangladesh’s foreign reserves through the Philippines. The hackers managed to transfer the $81 million from the account […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Senator Teofisto Guingona, Jr., two more senior officials of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation may be involved in the money-laundering scandal but he refused to say the names of said officials because the matter is still under investigation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine banker shifted $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank into various accounts because she feared for her life, her colleague told a parliamentary investigation on Thursday. Maia Deguito, manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) branch in Manila’s financial district could only muster a blank stare when discussing the dirty money, said Romualdo Agarrado, a senior officer in the same branch. “She just looked at me with a […]
Ni Meanne Corvera (Eagle News) — Lalo pang nadikdik sa pagdinig ng Senado ang branch manager ng RCBC sa Makati na si Maia Santos Deguito sa nangyaring money laundering sa Bangladesh Central Bank. Sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, kinumpirma ni Atty. Macel Fernandez Estavillo, head ng legal and regulatory afairs ng RCBC na lumilitaw sa kanilang internal investigation na si De Guito ang nagbukas ng bogus bank accounts sa pangalan ng […]
