The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division convicted former Municipal Mayor Jesus Rico Sarmiento of Garchitorena, Camarines Sur for breach of conduct and ordered him to pay P2,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

According to the anti-graft court’s three-page decision promulgated on November 10, Sarmiento, assisted by a lawyer, pleaded guilty upon his arraignment on October 27.

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