Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested on Wednesday morning a former bank manager after he was accused of being involved in the supposed money laundering of some R15 million in Navotas.
Head Agent Arnel Dalumpines, chief of the NBI Special Task Force (STF), identified the suspect as Eric Allagadan. He was collared by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Amelia Fabros of the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 160 for a case for violation R.A. 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001.
His arrest came following the request of the Ireneo Enrico San Pedro, the manager and senior paralegal officer of a bank in Pasig City, for the NBI to serve the warrant.
Dalumpines said he dispatched a team to Allagadan’s house at 21 Camia St., Merville Subdivision, Tanza, Navotas and served the warrant at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Based on their investigation, the NBI agents learned that sometime in March 2002, the suspect allegedly allowed the opening of an account by a certain Mario Misa although he provided incomplete information.
Allagadan also allegedly accepted a Global Bank manager’s check worth R15,920,460 which was supposedly payable to the Bureau of Customs (BoC) on March 15, 2002 to be deposited to Misa’s account three days after.
Also, the suspect reportedly allowed several fund transfers from Misa’s account and facilitated the withdrawal of the money on March 20, 2002.
Because of these transactions, the management of the bank filed an administrative case against Allagadan after they found that the latter committed violations of their bank policies and procedures.
Eventually, Allagadan was terminated from his position and the bank pursued the filing of criminal charges against him.
The suspect is now detained at the NBI jail. No bail was recommended.
If found guilty, Allagadan will face a jail term of six months to four years or a fine ranging from R100,000 to R500,000 or both fine and imprisonment. (Jeamma E. Sabate)
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