Moreover, it is settled that a person who is convicted of illegal recruitment may, in addition, be convicted of estafa under Art. 315(2)(a) of the Revised Penal Code. There is no problem of double jeopardy because illegal recruitment is malum prohibitum, in which the criminal intent is not necessary, whereas estafa is malum in se in which the criminal intent of the accused is necessary.35[35] WHEREFORE, the decision appealed from is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. Bellosillo, (Chairman), Quisumbing, Buena, and De Leon, Jr., JJ., concur.2/3/00 9:18 AM People v. Saley, supra; People v. Sadiosa, 290 SCRA 92 (1998); People v. Guiang, 285 SCRA 404 (1998) 35[35]