The alleged architect of the “rent-sangla” scam that victimized hundreds of car owners in Central and Southern Luzon appeared anew at the Department of Justice and denied criminal charges filed against her by the other victims.
During the resumption of the preliminary investigation hearing at the Department of Justice Monday, Rafaela Anunciacion submitted another counter affidavit, this time for the second set of complaints referred by the Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG).
Anunciacion sought the dismissal of the complaint against her for swindling and syndicated estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code and Presidential Decree 1689.
Respondent stressed the complaints were “bereft of any allegation of fraud or deceit which were the essential elements of that offense [estafa]” as she blamed “rumors” fed by her erring agents to their clients as the cause of the charges.