Chief Justice Renato Corona kept more than $12 million in “fresh deposits” in five banks where he maintained 82 dollar accounts between April 2003 and early this year, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Monday testified at the Senate impeachment trial of Corona.
Morales said fresh deposits referred to deposits that did not move. “They remained in the particular accounts,” she said.
Corona, whom the Office of the Ombudsman is investigating on his alleged unexplained wealth, has vehemently denied holding at least $10 million in bank deposits. more here: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/193321/corona-keeping-12m-in-5-banks–ombudsman
-August 27, 2024