THE Court of Appeals (CA) has found singer and bus operator Claire de la Fuente guilty of indirect contempt for forum shopping in order to secure a favorable ruling in connection with the P417.8-million tax evasion case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against her and her bus company Philippine Corinthian Line Corporation (PCLC).

In a three-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Pedro Corales, the CA’s Former Special 15th Division denied de la Fuente’s motion for reconsideration for lack of merit.

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