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(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied former policeman Wally Sombero’s bid for the dismissal of the plunder charges filed against him in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal at the Bureau of Immigration. The sixth division dismissed the plea of Sombero, the alleged middleman of Chinese businessman Jack Lam, for lack of merit. In junking Sombero’s plea, the anti-graft court said the prosecution had established that Sombero’s act of delivering P50 million–P20 million around […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Retired police officer Wally Sombero has surrendered to the police. Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Sombero’s surrender on Wednesday, April 11, was facilitated by “retired senior officers” who called Albayalde up a day before. On the same day, the Sandiganbayan found probable cause for the plunder case against him, and his co-accused former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles. The cases were in connection with […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, April 10, ordered the detention of former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles in connection with the P50-million bribery case involving businessman Jack Lam and retired police officer Wally Sombero. This was after the anti-graft court found probable cause for the non-bailable case of plunder against them. The order finding probable cause was released hours after Sombero and Argosino posted a P60,000 bail each. It was reportedly already […]
(Eagle News) — Former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles posted on Tuesday a P60,000 bail each for their provisional liberty. The bail, which they posted before the Sandiganbayan’s sixth division, was in connection with the charges for the one count each of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, direct bribery, and violation of Presidential Decree No. 46 filed against them in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal involving […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate has recommended the filing of charges against former Immigration deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles for their alleged attempt to extort P50 million from gaming tycoon Jack Lam in November 2016. This was after the plenary on Tuesday adopted the report and the recommendations of the blue ribbon committee to file the graft and corruption, plunder and direct bribery charges against them. The panel, led by Senator Richard Gordon, […]
(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 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News ) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre denied that he had cleared Wally Sombero in the P50-million controversy involving two former immigration officials. In denying Sombero’s earlier claim the justice secretary himself had told him he had been cleared in the controversy, Aguirre said that the National Prosecution Services was still conducting its investigation. The Department of Justice chief said he has yet to receive the results of the inquiry. Sombero […]
(Eagle News) – Controversial former police officer and alleged Jack Lam middleman, Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero is now back in the country, claiming that he did no wrong when he left even if there was an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against him. In a press conference upon his arrival from Vancouver, Canada, Sombero said in the first place, any person who is the subject of an ILBO cannot be prevented from leaving, based on a decision issued […]
By Meanne Corvera (Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos na ni Senador Richard Gordon ang pagpapa contempt at pagpapaaresto kay Wally Sombero matapos muling isnabin ang pagdinig ng Senado. Napikon ang mga senador dahil tila pinaiikot lamang sila ni Sombero. Nagpaliwanag naman ang abogado nito na si Attorney Ted Contacto sa hindi naging pag sipot ni Sombero sa hearing. Ayon kay Contacto, hindi aniya binigyan ng clearance si Sombero ng mga doctor nito dahil hirap sa paghinga […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday (December 14) sacked the acting chief of the Bureau of Immigration’s Intelligence Division chief Charles Calima Jr. Aguirre removed Calima after two Immigration deputy commissioners had claimed that Calima also got money from Chinese businessman and online gaming operator Jack Lam. The Department of Justice chief also said he would not change his recommendation to immediately remove from government service the two BI deputy commissioners […]
(Eagle News) — Two deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration officials went on a 30-day leave of absence to give way to the probe of the National Bureau of Investigation on their alleged extortion attempt on Chinese gambling operator Jack Lam. Immigration associate commissioners Al Argosino and Michael B. Robles allegedly tried to extort P50 million from Jack Lam in exchange for the release of 600 of the more than a thousand arrested Chinese […]
