By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The Filipina is alleged to have made 200 withdrawals from employer's account since Nov 2019 |
A Filipina domestic helper was charged in
The defendant, June Jennie Garaza, appeared before Magistrate Bina Chainrai following her arrest last weekend.
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The prosecution said Garaza, 33, made more than 200 unauthorized
ATM withdrawals between Nov 26, 2019 and Jan 21 this year from the
The prosecutor did not say how the employer found out about the theft.
She asked for an eight-week adjournment of the case, saying she was still awaiting records of the ATM transactions from the bank, and seek legal advice.
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The prosecution said it was opposing bail due to the seriousness of the offense, but the defense lawyer said Garaza had no bail application.
Magistrate Chainrai scheduled the next hearing for Mar 22 and ordered the defendant remanded in custody.
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| The case is being heard at Eastern Court but will likely be transferred to a higher court |
The offense is the latest in a series of big theft cases allegedly pulled off by Filipina helpers at their employers’ expense over the past two years.
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In the largest such case so far, domestic helper Carmelita
Nones is facing charges of stealing about 200 jewelry pieces, gold bars and
watches worth a total of $14.6 million from her employers in
Her niece, friend and sister are accused of pawning or keeping the alleged stolen jewelry pieces for her. The case has been transferred to the Court of First Instance and will be heard on Mar 8.
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The second-biggest theft case is that lodged against Edarlyn
Emperador, 50. She was arrested by police on Aug 7 last year for allegedly
stealing $860,000 worth of watches and jewelry from her female employer in
Homantin,
The next hearing of the case is set for Jan 27 at the District Court.
