Sandiganbayan convicts Napoles, ex-DAR exec over P50-M ‘ghost’ projects

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Friday found businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and a former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official guilty of malversation over P50 million worth of non-existent projects for farmers in Luzon. Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s order finding Napoles and former DAR Undersecretary Jerry Pacturan guilty