The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division has denied Davao del Norte (Second District) Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr.’s plea to order the Office of the Ombudsman to complete its preliminary investigation of a graft case against him.

Floirendo, who is out on bail, is facing the graft case before the Ombudsman for allegedly having financial interest in a renewed agreement between the Tagum Agricultural Development Company Inc. (Tadeco) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in 2003.

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