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By LITO RULONA
Correspondent .

The Northern Mindanao-National Bureau of Investigation has filed additional cases against two people involved in the alleged “Ponzi scheme” for Large Scale Swindling-Estafa and Violation of Republic Act 10175 (Cybercrime Act) last Thursday.

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NBI-10 head agent lawyer Alex Cabornay has filed 20 counts of Large Scale Swindling and Estafa and violation of Republic Act 10175 (Cybercrime Act) against Maria Kathrina Cabeltes, 25 of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental and Jelie Rose Oredimo, 24 of Zone 1, Barangay Kauswagan, this city.

Cabeltes faces five counts of cases based on the complaints of 5 different complainants which has an involving amount of P3 Million through online negotiations and transactions. 

While Oredimo also faces 15 counts of cases based on the complaints of 15 different complainants. It involves Amount involved more than P15 Million through online negotiations and personal transactions.  

“Tomorrow we will resume the documentation of the cases of the other personalities in my listings, those considered as high value “handlers” or targets, for endorsement to the City Prosecutor’s Office,” he said.

Cabornay said there are about seventeen online investment scam suspects on NBI-10 list and they suspect that it will increases in the coming weeks as complainants started to fill-up.

He said they keep on reminding them that to keep all transactions to be legal all activity should conform to necessary government regulations, like regular BIR reports, payment of taxes, SEC registration, with Articles of Incorporation (and must have with secondary authority also), Central Bank authority, PDIC undertaking, Business Permit, CDA permit (for cooperatives), Business Permit, and others.

He added that any money transaction operators should also have clearances from Regional Trial Court (RTC), Prosecutor’s Office, Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

“These are required so that the operators, those who handle the money (in fact they should be bonded and insured, in case they will abscond the money of the group, the members can run after this guarantee) are properly established, identified, their background and records scrutinized, and they are monitored by concern government agencies,” he said.

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