THE Sandiganbayan's First Division threw out the plunder case filed against one of the individuals charged in 2012, along with former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, over the alleged misuse of state charity funds from 2008 to 2010.

In a ruling dated October 4 but released on Tuesday, the court granted the motion to dismiss filed by Nilda Plaras who formerly led the Commission on Audit's (COA) Intelligence/Confidential Fund Fraud Audit Unit.

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