‘Go wanted 10% of $81M’

Businessman William So Go demanded a 10 percent cut from the stolen $81 million that entered the country last month, Sen. Teofisto Guingona 3rd disclosed on Monday, quoting statements made by Maia Santos-Deguito, Jupiter Branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC).

Guingona, chairman of the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon), confirmed to The Manila Times in a text message that Deguito told senators that Go wanted 10 percent of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Bank for him to “play along” in the scheme.