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Philippine Senate resumes probe into money laundering case
A Philippine Senate committee has resumed its inquiry into how $81 million stolen by hackers from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank account of Bangladesh's central bank was transmitted to four private Philippine bank accounts and then to three casino companies.
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Maia S. Deguito, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) branch manager, takes her oath prior to the start of the Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probe into how about US$81 million of Bangladesh's stolen funds were transmitted online to four private accounts at a branch of the RCBC Tuesday in Manila, Philippines. (AP/Bullit Marquez)
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A Philippine Senate committee has resumed its inquiry into how US$81 million stolen by hackers from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank account of Bangladesh's central bank was transmitted to four private Philippine bank accounts and then to three casino companies.
Thursday's hearing was likely to become a closed door session to hear the testimony of a banker who refused to publicly speak about the case, invoking her right not to incriminate herself.
Maia Santos-Deguito, a branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., is facing possible criminal charges in the case. She promised to divulge what she knows during the closed door, executive session.
Santos-Deguito's lawyer says she has emails and text messages to prove senior RCBC officials approved releasing the stolen funds to the casino operators.
