A Filipina domestic helper is facing three money laundering charges at Eastern Court after three of her bank accounts ended up being used to deal with a total of $8.83 million from victims of scams.
Lynie Acosta, 39 years old, was freed on a cash bail of $5,000
after Principal Magistrate Don So, adjourned the hearing to Oct. 3.
A complaint filed in court by the police Financial Investigation
Division on Thursday (Sept. 26) and heard the same day, charged Acosta with
three counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds
of an indictable offense, in violation of section 25(1) and 25(3) of the
Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.
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The complaint alleged that Acosta’s Mox Bank account
received the biggest chunk of the funds, amounting to $8,597,833.36, between
March 25 and May 19, 2023.
Police alleged that she dealt with the property with the
help of two persons, one named Jane Corpuz and another unknown.
The same persons were also cited as helping Acosta in dealing
with $192,940.08 in her account with the Standard Chartered Bank on March 31,
2023.
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On the same day, she and the two persons were also alleged
to have dealt with $45,100.78 in her account with with the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank.
Meanwhile,
at District Court, another Filipina, Leahlyn Pamonag, was returned to jail
custody after appearing before Judge C.P. Pang.
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Pamonag is accused of
conspiring with an unknown person in dealing with a total of $3,075,807.90 in
her Standard Chartered bank account, while knowing, or having reasonable ground
to believe, that the money came from crime.
She was told to return on
Nov. 11.
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