4/16/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 408 Phil. 855 SECOND DIVISION [ G.R. Nos. 138535-38, April 19, 2001 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LUZ GONZALES-FLORES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION MENDOZA, J.: This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 77, Quezon City, finding accused-appellant Luz Gonzalez-Flores guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale and of three counts of estafa against Felixberto Leongson, Jr., Ronald Frederizo,[2] and Larry Tibor and sentencing her to suffer four prison terms and to pay indemnity and damages to complainants. In Criminal Case No. Q-94-59470, the information for estafa against accused-appellant alleged: That on or about the month of August, 1994, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, conspiring together, confederating with several persons whose true names and true identities have not as yet been ascertained, and helping one another, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously defraud FELIXBERTO LEONGSON, JR. y CASTAÑEDA in the following manner, to wit: the said accused, by means of false manifestations and fraudulent representation which she made to said complainant to the effect that they had the power and capacity to recruit and employ complainant abroad as [a] seaman and could facilitate the processing of the requirements thereof, and by means of other similar deceits, induced and succeeded in inducing said complainant to give and deliver, as in fact he gave and delivered to said accused the amount of P45,000.00 on the strength of said manifestations and representations, said accused well knowing that the same were false and fraudulent and were made solely to obtain, as in fact they did obtain the amount of P45,000.00, which amount once in possession, with intent to defraud FELIXBERTO LEONGSON, JR. wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously misappropriated, misapplied and converted to their own personal use and benefit, to the damage and prejudice of said complainant in the aforesaid amount of P45,000.00, Philippine Currency. CONTRARY TO LAW.[3] In Criminal Case No. Q-94-59471, also for estafa, the information charged: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/52128 1/14