Deguito returns to Senate probe on money laundering

Ex-RCBC branch manager Maia Santos-Deguito returns to Senate for ongoing money laundering probe. MAILA AGER/INQUIRER.net

Maia Santos-Deguito, former branch manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), returned to the Senate on Tuesday for its ongoing investigation into the alleged $81 million money laundering scheme.

Dequito, citing health problems, was a no-show during last week’s hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee when junket operator Kim Wong appeared and testified for the first time on the said issue.

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Dequito earlier pointed to Wong as the one who allegedly referred to her the four depositors in her branch, who received and withdrew the funds allegedly stolen from the Bangladesh’s central bank.

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Wong, she said, is a friend of RCBC president and chief executive officer Lorenzo Tan.

However, Wong denied Dequito’s allegations. RAM