The Department of Education (DepEd) is investigating one of its employees allegedly involved in a scam offering government positions in exchange for a fee.
This comes days after the arrest of Edward Vincent Diokno Eje alias “Vaughn Monton Vincent” who was involved in a similar scam. Eje was nabbed in Taguig last week for“Likewise, the Department is investigating a similar case of fraudulent dealings of a DepEd employee named "Maricon". Administrative proceedings for various charges have been instituted and are already underway,” the agency said.
The DepEd also urged those who have knowledge of Maricon’s transactions to come forward and share information for the ongoing probe. It can be recalled eight individuals who fell victim to the scam, which lures victims to pay a huge sum of money in exchange for government positions, went to Malacañang on January 27 after receiving a letter from a certain Undersecretary Eduardo Diokno and Assistant Secretary Johnson See advising them that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lead their oath-taking.
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