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Anonymous Complaint Against Pershing T. Yared

ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST PERSHING T. YARED, Sheriff III, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Canlaon City.

A.M. No. P-05-2015 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 02-1378-P) | 2005-06-28

D E C I S I O N 


CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

The instant administrative case arose when an anonymous complainant filed a Letter-Complaint[1] dated April 10, 2001 before the Office of the Ombudsman, Visayas, charging Perishing T. Yared, Sheriff III, presently detailed at the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, with grave misconduct for collecting excessive service fees. 

In support of the charge, the unknown complainant submitted two receipts issued by the respondent Sheriff: (1) an undated receipt[2] where the amount of P1,350.00 was reflected as service fees for summons in three civil cases; and (2) a...