Tag: Robles

Sandiganbayan junks bail pleas of Argosino, Robles, Calima

(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked the bail pleas of two former immigration commissioners charged in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal in the Bureau of Immigration and their co-accused. The Sixth Division dismissed the bail petitions of Al Argosino and Michael Robles, and former policeman Wally Sombero after it ruled the prosecution had proven they should stand trial for plunder. Sombero was allegedly the middleman of businessman Jack Lam, who is accused of paying Argosino […]

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Retired cop Sombero asks anti-graft court to dismiss plunder case

(Eagle News) – Retired policeman Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the plunder case filed against him in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal involving Chinese businessman Jack Lam and former immigration commissioners Michael Robles and Al Argosino. In a motion dated March 28, Sombero said the facts he was charged with “do not constitute the offense of plunder.” Sombero argued that Robles and Argosino are alleged to have amassed P50 […]

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Plunder case vs former immigration commissioners, retired cop re-raffled to Sandiganbayan’s 6th Division

(Eagle News) – The  plunder case filed  against former immigration deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles, and retired police officer Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. was re-raffled to the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Friday, April 6. This was after the Sandiganbayan en banc approved on Thursday the inhibition from the case of  Fourth Division chairperson Associate Justice Alex Quiroz. Quiroz made the move after admitting one of the accused was an “acquaintance.” The Sixth Division […]

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Jack Lam’s business associates detail P100-M “extortion” try of 2 BI commissioners

  (Eagle News) – It was a clear extortion attempt by former immigration commissioners who demanded P100 million for the release of 1,316 Chinese workers arrested in November last year. This was the testimony of business associates and interpreters of Jack Lam who pointed to former associate commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles as the Bureau of Immigration officials who tried to get money from them, allegedly to pay for the bail of the Chinese […]

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CCTV footage ng sinasabing “bribery” ng immigration officials sa casino, ipinalabas sa Senado

  By Meane Corvera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilabas na sa imbestigasyon ng senado ang kopya ng CCTV footage sa isang casino mall sa Paranaque kung saan nangyari ang umano’y bribery scandal sa dalawang immigration officials kapalit ng pagpapalaya sa mga umano’y undocumented employee ng gambling tycoon na si Jack Lam. Sa CCTV footage nakita na magkakasabay na pumasok sa casino sina dating immigration commissioner Michael Robles at Al Argosino kasama […]

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Retired police officer files graft complaint vs 2 BI execs for extort try

  (Eagle News) — Retired police official Wally Sombero filed a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against two deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration for allegedly extorting money from Chinese gambling tycoon Jack Lam. Sombero filed the graft complaint against immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles for bad faith, manifest partiality and gross inexcusable negligence for causing undue injury to government, punishable under Section 3(e) of the Ant-Graft and Corrupt […]

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