Ex-QC councilor Paulate convicted of graft, falsification

The Sandiganbayan has found former Quezon City Councilor Roderick Paulate guilty of graft and several counts of falsification of public documents for hiring “ghost employees.”

In a 130-page decision promulgated on Nov. 25, the antigraft court’s Seventh Division convicted Paulate of one count of graft and nine counts of falsification of public documents and sentenced him to up to 62 years in prison.

Also convicted for graft was his former driver and liaison officer Vicente Bajamunde, but who was cleared of the falsification charges.

Paulate was also meted out at least 10.5 years to 62 years of imprisonment and was ordered along with Bajamunde to pay the government P1.1 millio…

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