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Spouses Dacudao vs. Secretary of Justice

SPOUSES AUGUSTO G. DACUDAO and OFELIA R. DACUDAO , "PETITIONERS" VS. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE RAUL M. GONZALES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, "RESPONDENT"

G.R. No. 188056 | 2013-01-08

 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Petitioners - residents of Bacaca Road, Davao City - were among the investors whom Celso Delos Angeles, Jr. and his associates in the Legacy Group of Companies (Legacy Group) allegedly defrauded through the Legacy Group's "buy back agreement" that earned them check payments that were dishonored. After their written demands for the return of their investments went unheeded, they initiated a number of charges for syndicated estafa against Delos Angeles, Jr., et al. in the Office of the City Prosecutor of Davao City on February 6, 2009. Three of the cases were docketed...