Court affirms graft, multiple falsification raps against Paulate, aide

THE Sandiganbayan has denied a motion by actor-turned-Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate to dismiss graft and falsification charges against him and his liaison over the hiring of 30 alleged ghost employees eight years ago.

In their motion, Paulate and Vicente Bajamunde argued that the charges lacked merit because of the time it took government prosecutors to investigate and charge them.