The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed money laundering charges against officials of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and remittance firm Philrem Service Corp. (Philrem) in connection with the entry  of $81 million stolen from a Bangladesh bank into the Philippines.

The DOJ filed eight counts of criminal charges for violation of Republic Act 9160 or the Anti Money Laundering Act against RCBC Jupiter, Makati Branch Manager Maia Santos-Deguito and four bank depositors it identified as John Does.

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