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A Filipina accused of borrowing a fellow domestic helper’s ATM card that ended up being used for money laundering, was returned to jail today after her offer of cash bail was refused at Eastern Court.
Michelle Valenzuela, 46 years old, was charged with money laundering for her role in the case.
In court, she paused while being led
out of court, to ask if her lawyer’s offer of $1,000 cash bail had been
accepted, but Principal Magistrate Don So confirmed he had rejected it.
Earlier, the prosecutor explained the case on questioning by
Magistrate So, who asked why Valenzuela was being charged when the Hang Seng
Bank ATM (automatic teller machine) card mentioned in the case was not hers.
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The prosecutor said the ATM card was owned by Prosecution
Witness No. 1, Richel Gania, who testified that Valenzuela borrowed it from
her.
“So you mean she’s a middle man?” he asked.
The prosecutor reiterated Gania’s testimony that it was borrowed
from her by Valenzuela before it ended up getting deposits totaling $131,000, described
by the police complaint as “any person’s proceeds of an indictable crime,” between
January 2020 and March 4, 2020.
The case was adjourned to Oct. 23.
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