+ Follow ANG AND RICAFORTE Tag
ANG AND RICAFORTE
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[Title] => Sandigan freezes Dichaves’ assets
[Summary] => The Sandiganbayan ordered yesterday a freeze on all assets of controversial businessman Jaime Dichaves, an ally and co-accused of jailed former Pre-sident Joseph Estrada in the plunder case now being heard by the anti-graft court.
Dichaves earlier claimed he owned the controversial Jose Velarde account in the Equitable PCI Bank even as government prosecutors insisted that the disputed account belonged to Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-31 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano
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[Title] => Desierto wants Chavit to take witness stand in plunder trial
[Summary] => If Ombudsman Aniano Desierto will have his way, Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson will take the witness stand in the plunder case of his estranged friend, ousted President Joseph Estrada, tomorrow.
Desierto vowed to convince the Sandiganbayan to put Singson on the witness stand to once and for all complete the allegation that Estrada amassed millions from the illegal numbers game jueteng.
"Singson will be the coup de grace, the death blow on all the accused in the plunder case," said Desierto.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Estrada lawyer to appeal ruling on US surgery
[Summary] => The lawyer of former President Joseph Estrada will appeal the Sandiganbayan resolution that barred the ousted leader from traveling to the United States for knee surgery.
Lawyer Irene Jurado, one of the court-appointed counsels de officio in the Estrada case, said she will seek the consent of other counsels before she files the motion of appeal. Other counsels de officio are former anti-graft court presiding justice Manuel Pamaran, and lawyers Prospero Crescini and Noel Malaya.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-08 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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[Title] => Extradition of Ang, Ricaforte assured
[Summary] => Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller III said the US government is ready to extradite to the Philippines Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte, two of ousted President Joseph Estrada’s co-accused in his plunder case at the Sandiganbayan.
Speaking to reporters at the US Embassy’s Seafront Restaurant in Pasay City yesterday, Mueller said Ang and Ricaforte must be returned to the country to face the charges filed against them in court.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-19 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 143586
[Title] => DOJ: Ang delaying extradition process
[Summary] => The Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday it expects Charlie "Atong" Ang, an ally of jailed former President Joseph Estrada, to block his immediate extradition to the Philippines by the US by delaying the process.
"We expect them (Ang and his US lawyers) to raise all possible defenses during the proceedings just to delay the extradition process," Undersecretary Meceditas Gutierrez told reporters.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-14 00:00:00
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[Title] => Atong Ang nabbed in Las Vegas
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The hiding is over.
Fugitive businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang, one of the accused in the plunder case against deposed President Joseph Estrada, was arrested by US authorities last Sunday while gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada, officials said.
Ang may be detained there for as long as a year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
At a press briefing, DFA spokesman Victoriano Lecaros said US marshals arrested Ang at a casino of the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas at around 3 a.m.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-28 00:00:00
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[Title] => Solon wants MJ ‘traded’ for Atong, Ricaforte
[Summary] => The government was urged yesterday to expedite the extradition process against Manila Rep. Mario Batacan Crespo, better known as Mark Jimenez, so it can trade the lawmaker for Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte.
"Why don’t we trade MJ for Ang and Ricaforte?" asked a Lakas congressman who did not want to be identified for fear of incurring a colleague’s ire.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => No request yet for Atong’s extradition
[Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to receive a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the extradition of suspected gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte, former close associates of deposed President Joseph Estrada.
The two have been linked to the fallen leader’s plunder case.
Vice President Teofisto Guingona, who serves as DFA secretary in a concurrent capacity, said it is the DOJ which should determine if the testimonies of Ang and Ricaforte are integral to Estrada’s case.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-12 00:00:00
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[Title] => DOJ bucks asylum for Ang, Ricaforte
[Summary] => The government will oppose any move by fugitives Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte to seek political asylum in the United States, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said yesterday.
"What they are pleading is that it’s a political case. Obviously, it’s a criminal case and therefore, they have no right to seek political asylum," Perez said.
He said the government will use all its resources to block attempts by Ang and Ricaforte to stay permanently in the US.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-25 00:00:00
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[Title] => Atong, Ricaforte willing to surrender to US officials
[Summary] => LOS ANGELES – Two fugitives wanted in the Philippines for their role in illegal gambling payoffs allegedly received by former President Joseph Estrada are willing to surrender to US officials, their attorney said.
Los Angeles attorney Donald Etra said Tuesday that US officials have refused to confirm or deny whether they are seeking his clients, Charlie "Atong" Ang, a friend of Estrada’s, and Estrada’s alleged auditor, Yolanda Ricaforte.
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