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The Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Ma. Theresa G. Zerrudo, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Iloilo City

THE OFFICE OF THE COURT OF ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. MA. THERESA G. ZERRUDO, Clerk of Court, Municinal Trial Court in Cities, Iloilo City, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-11-3006 | 2013-10-23

FIRST DIVISION

FIRST DIVISION

SERENO,CJ:

This is an administrative case filed by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) against Ma. Theresa G. Zerrudo (hereinafter Respondent Zerrudo ), Clerk of Court for the Municipal Trial Courts In Cities (MTCC), Iloilo City.

THE AUDIT FINDINGS

On 4 May 2009, the OCA initiated a financial audit in view of an anonymous letter it received from concerned Office of the Clerk of Court (OCC) employees of MTCC-Iloilo City, alleging that respondent Zen·udo misappropriated court funds. The scope of the audit covered financial transactions from 12 September 2007 to 30 April...