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People vs. Concepcion y Valdez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARY JANE DELA CONCEPCION Y VALDEZ A.K.A. "JUDITH A. VALDEZ" A.K.A. "OFELIA ANDAYA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 251876 | 2022-03-21

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The absence of receipts issued by the accused in an illegal recruitment case is not fatal to their conviction if the prosecution establishes, through credible evidence, that the accused has engaged in illegal recruitment.[1]
 
This Court resolves the appeal from the Court of Appeals' Decision[2] which affirmed, with modifications, the Consolidated Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court convicting Mary Jane Dela Concepcion y Valdez (Dela Concepcion) of simple illegal recruitment, illegal recruitment in large scale, and estafa.
 
Dela Concepcion, also known under the...