National Bureau of Investigation

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Ex-NBI official cleared in 'pastillas' scam (Philstar.com)

A former official of the National Bureau of Investigation and an officer of the Bureau of Immigration have been acquitted of graft charges in connection ...

The bribe was supposedly in exchange for the dropping of the complaint filed against Ignacio before the ombudsman. The complaints against the Capiral brothers were filed by Jeffrery Dale Ignacio, said to be one of the members of the pastillas group in the BI. The charges against the Capiral siblings were dismissed for lack of evidence.

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Court acquits ex-NBI official, brother linked to 'pastillas scam' (The Manila Times)

THE Supreme Court has acquitted a former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) legal assistance chief and his brother, an employee of Bureau of Immigration ...

Capiral and IO Capiral, who are employees of the NBI and BI, respectively, had established connections with the Ombudsman, a different government agency, sufficient to influence the cases pending with the said office," the court said. Ignacio later admitted that the accused did not ask for money. In the same manner, the high tribunal also ruled "there would be no basis to discuss conspiracy between the accused Atty.

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