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and three counts of estafa (Criminal Case Nos. 16316-R, 16318-R, and 16964-R). The
dispositive portion of said decision reads:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows:
1. In Criminal Case No. 16315-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Illegal Recruitment
committed in large scale as defined and penalized under Article 13(b) in
relation to Article 38(b), 34 and 39 of the Labor Code as amended by P.D.
Nos. 1693, 1920, 2018 and R.A. 8042. She is hereby sentenced to suffer
the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P100,000.00;
2. In Criminal Case No. 16316-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of estafa and
sentences her to suffer an indeterminate penalty ranging from two (2)
years, eleven (11) months and ten (10) days of prision correccional, as
minimum, up to nine (9) years and nine (9) months of prision mayor, as
maximum, and to indemnify the complainant Jeffries Golidan the amount of
P40,000.00;
3. In Criminal Case No. 16318-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of estafa and
sentences her to suffer an indeterminate penalty ranging from two (2)
years, eleven (11) months and ten (10) days of prision correccional, as
minimum, up to nine (9) years and nine (9) months of prision mayor, as
maximum, and to indemnify Howard Golidan the amount of P40,000.00;
4. In Criminal Case No. 16350-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, NOT GUILTY of the crime of estafa for lack of evidence and a verdict
of acquittal is entered in her favor;
5. In Criminal Case No. 16369-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, NOT GUILTY of the crime of estafa for lack of evidence and a verdict
of acquittal is hereby entered in her favor;
6. In Criminal Case No. 16964-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of estafa and
sentences her to suffer an indeterminate penalty of Four (4) years and Two
(2) months of prision correccional, as minimum, up to Twelve (12) years and
Nine (9) months of reclusion temporal, as maximum, and to indemnify
Rizalina Ferrer the amount of P70,000.00; and
7. In Criminal Case No. 16966-R, the Court finds the accused, DOLORES
OCDEN, NOT GUILTY of the crime of estafa for insufficiency of evidence and
a verdict of acquittal is hereby entered in her favor.
In the service of her sentence, the provisions of Article 70 of the Penal Code
shall be observed.[14]
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