2 more sue Aman Futures at DOJ

The main gate of the Aman Futures office compound remains locked in Pagadian City. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Two more complaints for syndicated estafa were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against officials of Aman Futures Group Philippines Inc., the company implicated in the alleged P12-billion Ponzi scheme that has victimized 15,000 people from the Visayas and Mindanao.

Both complaints were endorsed by the National Bureau of Investigation.

On the first complaint, Flor Maricris Recamadas, Reinar Recamadas and  Albert Villa Labastida of Ozamiz City, and Rosario Marimon and Jerickson Arobo of Misamis Occidental named in the complaint Manuel Amalilio, Wiljane Fuentes, Naezelle Rodriguez, Lurix Lopez, Fernando “Nonoy” Luna, Leilian Lim Gan, Eduardo Lim, Theresa Ogabang, Geronimo Villanueva, Dominga Balili and a certain Joy, cousin of Naezelle Rodriguez.

The victims said they were defrauded of some P49.189 million. They said they were allegedly advised to deposit their investment to Aman bank accounts in PS Bank, Metro Bank, Union Bank, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Banco De Oro (BDO). They said they were required to submit the deposit slip to Ogabang.

“The Aman Futures Group Phils., Inc. manipulated and swindled the public through a fraudulent scheme commonly known as ‘Ponzi Scheme.’ As part of their modus operandi, the Aman Group Phils., Inc. defrauded the public by misrepresenting themselves as a company who engaged in futures trading and as such enticed the same to invest by offering a large amount of interest ranging from 30% to 40% within 8 days and 50% to 86% within 18-20 days,” the complaint stated.

On the other hand, victims Maryjane Rigor, Liezel Engala, Chhrysel Tan, Shiela Basa, Rhoden Japal, Carlos Fuerzas Jr., Teresita Albaracin, Armando Inego, Genelyn Daguman, Cirilo Balsamo Jr., all from Zamboanga del Sur. They said they were defrauded by Aman worth P5.198 million.

Aside from the Aman officials, others included in the complaint are Nympha Luna, Dhurwin Wenceslao, Reggie Luna, Araceli Pasco, Dona Coyme, Marilou Caballero, Shiela Luna Lasaca, Alfredo Aspira alias “Bula,” Amay Caballero, Ernesto Luna, and Police Officer 3 Rey “Tata” Chang.