Ex-mayor gets 40 years for tampering checks

A former mayor in the province of Palawan faces 40 years in jail for tampering four checks, cashing them, and using for his personal benefit what should be paid to private firms.

In a 17-page decision, the Sandiganbayan convicted Samson Degillo, former mayor of Rizal of four counts of estafa for signing the dorsal portions of the checks the names of the payees and pocketing the money.