Manila, April 27 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said prosecutors have secured the conviction of a former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) employee in Zamboanga City for multiple counts of money laundering, following complaints filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat (AMLCS).

Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Mary Jane Sytat, along with AMLC legal officers lawyers Charlemagne Tambo and Claudine Joy Gonzales handled the cases for direct bribery, robbery with intimidation, and violation of Republic Act (RA) 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act filed before the Prosecutor's Office in Zamboanga City.

The Zamboanga City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 12 convicted BIR Revenue Officer IV Flora Sarau A...