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Respicio told a local television station here that he is innocent and will file an appeal with the graft court that convicted him of falsification of public documents and sentenced him to six to 12 years in prison.
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In a 67-page decision penned by Associate Justice Teresita Diaz-Baldoz and handed down last Oct. 13, the Sandiganbayans fifth division found former Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioner Zafiro Respicio guilty of the charge of falsification of public documents.
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By Edu Punay | July 19, 2011 - 12:00am
October 26, 2006 - 12:00am
By Mike Frialde | October 24, 2006 - 12:00am
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