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Contrary to law.[5]
Criminal Case No. 143742 for Estafa under paragraph 2(a), Article 315 of
the Revised Penal Code (RPC)[6]
"That sometime in June 2008 or thereabout, at JASIA IMS principal place of
business located at Block 32; Lot 5, Phase 2-C2, Kaalinsabay Street,
Karangalan Village, Pasig City, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable
Court, the above-named accused, being then the president and/or proprietor
of JASIA IMS, a holder of a POEA suspended license to recruit workers for
deployment abroad by means of deceit, fraudulent acts and false pretenses
executed prior to or simultaneous with the commission of the fraud, did then
and there willfully, unlawfully, and criminally defraud and deceive private
complainant MABELLE R. PINEDA, and misrepresent herself as having the
capacity to contract, enlist, and transport or actually deploy Filipino workers
for employment in Canada and the United States; demand and receive from
said private complainant the total amount of SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS
(P60,000.00) which was deposited upon the instruction of said accused to
her account no. 1110117769 maintained at Banco de Oro on June 13, 2008,
as payment of said private complaint Pineda's application and processing
fee, and by reason of above-named accused misrepresentation, false
assurance and deceit, complainant Pineda was induced to part with and
deliver the aforesaid amount to herein accused; that said accused, once in
possession of said amount misappropriated the same and contrary to her
representations and assurances, she failed to actually deploy said private
complainant; that by reason of said unjustified failure to deploy, private
complainant Pineda demanded the return and/or reimbursement of the
amount of SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS (P60,000.00) which said accused fail
and refuse to return and /or reimburse despite repeated demands, to the
damage and prejudice of herein complainant MABELLE R. PINEDA."
CONTRARY TO LAW.[7]
Criminal Case Nos. 143743, 143744, 143745, and 143747 are also for Estafa under
paragraph 2(a), Article 315 of the RPC wherein the Informations are similarly worded
with the Information in Criminal Case No. 143742 except for the names of the private
complainants, the amounts involved, and the dates covered.[8]
In Criminal Case No. 143743, private complainant Jovy S. Mira (Jovy), who alleged that
accused-appellant fraudulently took from her P65,000.00 on June 27, 2008.[9]
In Criminal Case No. 143744, private complainant Adoracion P. Casintahan (Adoracion),
who alleged that accused-appellant fraudulently took from her US$800.00 and
P181,000.00 sometime in November 2008.[10]
In Criminal Case No. 143745, private complainant Cherry C. Marco (Cherry), who
alleged that accused-appellant fraudulently took from her P45,000.00 sometime in
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