Sandiganbayan on Friday sentenced businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles to 64 years in prison.
The anti-graft court convicted Napoles on four counts of graft and malversation of public funds, linked to the unauthorized disbursement of P20 million from former South Cotabato Rep. Arthur Pingoy's Priority Development Assistance Fund .
As part of their graft convictions, Napoles and her co-accused have been ordered to reimburse P20.9 million, which was deemed "wrongfully and illegally disbursed," according to the court's ruling.Pingoy was acquitted by the anti-graft court as the prosecution failed “to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt.”
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