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Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Atty. Fermin M. Ofilas, et al.

Office of the Court Administrator, Complainant, versus Atty. Fermin M. Ofilas and Ms. Aranzazu V. Baltazar, Clerk of Court and Clerk IV, respectively, Regional Trial Court, San Mateo, Rizal, Respondents

A.M. No. P-05-1935 (Formerly A.M. No. 04-10-599-RTC) | 2010-04-23

R E S O L U T I O N


PER CURIAM:

This administrative matter stemmed from a financial audit conducted by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) on the books of accounts of the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court of San Mateo, Rizal. The audit, covering the period from January 1992 to March 4, 2004, bared irregularities in the handling of the financial transactions of the court and a considerable shortage in the financial accountabilities of Atty. Fermin M. Ofilas and Ms. Aranzazu V. Baltazar, then Clerk of Court and Clerk IV, respectively.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL ANTECEDENTS

On September 30, 2004, the OCA Audit Team...