Mayor Nicanor de Leon of Amulung, Cagayan, former mayor Pacita de Leon, Municipal Treasurer Luzviminda Macasio and Municipal Accountant Maria Remudaro are facing graft and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the allegedly unlawful disbursements totalling P18.7 million from 2000 to 2009.

The case stemmed from an annual audit report released by the Commission on Audit (COA) in December 2008, which stated the municipality’s accounts in the financial statements were unreliable and inaccurate, because of failure to maintain ledgers and that several funds remain unaccounted for.

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