TUGUEGARAO CITY: The Sandiganbayan has convicted for graft a man and his wife who both served as mayors in Amulung town in Cagayan and the sacked town treasurer in connection with the P18-million graft and malversation charges filed against them.
In its 134-page November 3 decision released to the parties and posted on its website on Friday, the Sandiganbayan convicted Nicanor de Leon, who served from 1996 to 2007 and from 2016 to 2019 as Amulung town mayor and from 2019 to 2022 as vice mayor, and his wife Pacita, who served as mayor from 2007 to 2010, and former town treasurer Luzviminda Macasio. They were ordered imprisoned for years and were perpetually banned from holding public office. Their retirement benefits were also forfeited.
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