THERE is a discrepancy of P10 million between the amount that retired police official Wally Sombero claimed to have given to two Bureau of Immigration (BI) associate commissioners in exchange for the release of undocumented aliens working for Chinese gambling tycoon Jack Lam, and the amount that Lam stated in affidavits that his interpreters had submitted to the Senate blue ribbon committee.

Based on the affidavits received by his committee from Lam’s interpreters, Sen. Richard Gordon on Sunday said, a total of P60 million was released to Sombero on the night of November 26 and early morning of November 27.

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