THE Sandiganbayan's Fourth Division has convicted Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr., a former chairman of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), and another person of graft over LWUA's acquisition of shares of stock in and transfer of funds to a bank.

The court found Pichay and Wilfredo Feleo Jr., a former LWUA official, "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" of three counts of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

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