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Simon Fernan Jr. vs. People

SIMON FERNAN, JR. and EXPEDITO TORREVILAS,[ 1] Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 145927 | 2007-08-24

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
VELASCO, JR., J.: 
 
The instant petition under Rule 45 originated from 119 criminal cases[2] filed with the Sandiganbayan (SB) involving no less than 36 former officials and employees of the then Ministry of Public Highways (MPH) and several suppliers of construction materials for defalcation of public funds arising from numerous transactions in the Cebu First Highway Engineering District in 1977. Because of the sheer magnitude of the illegal transactions, the number of people involved, and the ingenious scheme employed in defrauding the government, this infamous 86 million highway scam has few...