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| The accused allegedly laundered the money in three bank accounts |
Principal Magistrate Don So acceded
to her appeal, but increased the cash needed from the $5,000 police bail to
$100,000.
As a result, 39-year-old Lynie
Acosta had to be detained in jail until her employer could raise the amount for
her temporary freedom.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
Magistrate So also set the next
hearing on Nov. 21 to check if the prosecution’s case is ready to be
transferred to the District Court, since the amount involved exceeds the limit
for cases that a magistrate court can handle.
Acosta’s lawyer had earlier appealed
to So to allow her to post bail, citing her employer’s difficulty in taking
care of her son and sick mother while keeping her own job.
The lawyer also said Acosta’s
husband died recently, and she was desperate to continue working to pay off the
hospital and burial bills, as well as supporting her children in the
Philippines.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
Acosta is charged 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.
The police 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. She was accused of dealing 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, and with $45,100.78 in her account with with the Hong
Kong and Shanghai Bank, both on March 31, 2023.
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