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Marcelo I. De Guzman (De Guzman), Evangeline I. Relox, Marcelo E. Rayo, Brigada A.
Rayo, Gina T. Decena (Decena), Nenita F. Policarpio, Myrna S. Crisostomo and Francisco
S. Poserio (Poserio), respectively.
The Information in Criminal Case No. 03-0123 alleged:
That on or about covering the period from February 2001 up to March 2001,
in the City of Parañaque, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring and confederating
together and all of them mutually helping and aiding one another, did then
and there willfully and feloniously defraud Marcelo de Guzman y Ignacio
pertinent to his overseas job employment if he would deliver to them the
amount of P545,000.00 by means of other similar deceit knowing it to be
false and only made to induce the aforementioned complainant to give and
deliver the said amount of P545,000.00 and accused once in possession of
the same, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously misapply
and misappropriate the said amount to their own personal use and benefit to
the damage and prejudice of the said MARCELO DE GUZMAN y IGNACIO in
the aforementioned amount.[4]
The seven other Informations in Criminal Case Nos. 03-0124 to 03-0130 were similarly
worded as the aforequoted Information, except as to the name of the private
complainant and the amount purportedly collected from him/her, to wit:
Docket
Crim.
Case
[5]
0124
Crim.
Case
[6]
0125
Crim.
Case
[7]
0126
Crim.
Case
[8]
0127
Crim.
Case
[9]
0128
Crim.
Case
[10]
0129
Crim.
Case
[11]
0130
No.
No.
Private Complainant
03- Evangeline I. Relox,
Amount Collected
P25,000.00
No.
03- Marcelo E. Rayo
P45,000.00
No.
03- Brigada A. Rayo
P28,000.00
No.
03- Gina T. Decena
P70,000.00
No.
03- Nenita F. Policarpio
P50,000.00
No.
03- Myrna S. Crisostomo
P24,500.00
No.
03- Francisco S. Poserio
P70,000.00
Only appellant was apprehended, while his co-accused Daud and Hanelita eluded arrest
and remained at large.
The nine criminal cases against appellant before the RTC were consolidated. When
arraigned, appellant pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Thereafter, joint
trial of the nine criminal cases ensued.
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