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MELCHOR G. MADERAZO AND DIONESIO R. VERUEN, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS.

MELCHOR G. MADERAZO AND DIONESIO R. VERUEN, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS.

G. R. No. 209845 | 2015-07-01

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case
 
Assailed in this petition for review[1] are the Decision[2] dated 30 May 2013 and the Resolution[3] dated 13 November 2013 of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 27916, which found petitioners Melchor G. Maderazo (Maderazo) and Dionesio R. Veruen, Jr. (Veruen) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. (RA) 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

The Facts
 
The facts, as culled from the records, are as follows:
 
On 21 January 1998, the Sangguniang Bayan of Caibiran, Biliran, composed of Victor Maderazo (Victor),...