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Dennis Jose Borbon | |
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Borbon in his arrest on August 1, 2019. | |
Nationality | Filipino |
Years active | 2016-2021 |
Conviction(s) | August 1, 2019 |
Criminal penalty | Sedition, Cyberlibel, Libel, Estafa, Obstruction of Justice |
Details | |
Victims | JV Ejercito, Bong Go, Tito Sotto |
Dennis Jose Borbon is an alleged fraudster, a congressional staff, and an alleged blogger who reportedly scammed senators JV Ejercito, Bong Go, and Tito Sotto. As a result, he got arrested on August 1, 2019.
Career
Politics
Before his crimes, he was a congressional staff of the Una ang Edukasyon (1-Education) party-list in the 2019 Philippine general election.
Crimes
Really a scammer! I could attest to that! Glad that the hands of the law finally caught up with him.
— JV Ejercito,
In 2016, JV Ejercito stated that Borbon scammed him in a tweet he uploaded three years later, on August 1, 2019, when he got arrested. On August 1, 2019, Senator Bong Go announced in Camp Crame, along with Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde, Representative Arnulfo Fuentebella, and Presidential Anti-Corruption Commissioner Greco Belgica that two men attempted to extort money from Go acting as Rep. Fuentebella. Go announced that the two men were Borbon and his accomplice, Edgar Bularan, who extorted other politicians using the messaging app Viber. According to Go, when the men messaged him, he got suspicious and went on to check if he was the "real Fuentebella". So Go messaged Fuentebella, with the latter stating that the message was fake. He further checked with his team, who further confirmed Fuentebella's response. He then messaged the perpetrators to "withdraw his money and use it to buy his coffin." Go then found out that they were tapped by opposition to smear him in the 2019 Philippine general election. In conclusion, Go told the public to not fall for these types of scams.
In his arrest, he said that he was financed by multiple lawmakers, including Bam Aquino, Antonio Trillanes, and Gary Alejano. In October 2021, the National Bureau of Investigation arrested a criminal for posing as a representative of a priest to harvest donations from senators, gaining P300,000 ($5,170) from Senator Tito Sotto. After an investigation, Borbon was found as the mastermind of the case. As a result, Borbon was charged with estafa.
Blogging
In his arrest, Borbon stated that he was a "popular blogger" and had 300,000 followers.
Notes
- A criminal case revolving around fraud.
References
- ^ Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (August 1, 2019). "CIDG to investigate links of arrested extortionists to Bikoy". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Christia Marie (August 2, 2019). "Ejercito says he too was duped by man allegedly scamming lawmakers". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- "Bong Go, PNP present suspects caught extorting money from legislators; suspects reveal their connection with opposition ops". Senate of the Philippines - 19th Congress. August 1, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "NBI nabs alleged scammer who tried to bilk senators out of P300,000". GMA News Online. October 9, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Estafa in the Philippines: A Comprehensive Legal Insight". Respicio & Co. August 23, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2024.