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Civil Service Commission vs. Court of Appeals.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS,* Respondent.

G.R. No. 161086 | 2006-11-24

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CARPIO MORALES, J.: 
 
In response to an anonymous complaint alleging that certain municipal officials and employees of the municipal government of Infanta, Pangasinan had incurred cash shortages and committed graft and corruption, the Commission on Audit (COA) Regional Office No. 1 in San Fernando City, La Union ordered the conduct of a fraud audit. 
 
Following the conduct of an audit from August 17, 1998 to September 30, 1998, the audit team submitted a "Fraud Audit Report" finding, among other things, that the Municipal Treasurer granted various loans to Municipal...