An Operations Manager was arrested by the police authorities due to 266 charges of theft and document forgery at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City on the afternoon of July 10, 2024.

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The suspect, known by the alias Charmaine, 45, was arrested by the Makati City Police under a warrant of arrest issued by Honorable Cristina Arcilla Mabazza of the Regional Trial Court Branch 141 in Makati City.

Charmaine faces 266 counts of Qualified Theft through Falsification of Commercial Documents.

The arrest warrant was executed with the cooperation of the Makati Station Intelligence Section (SIS), Warrant and Subpoena Unit (WSU), and the National Intelligence and Security Group-National Capital Region (NISG-NCR).

The recommended bail amount for Charmaine's temporary freedom is set at ₱10,610,000.00. Of this, ₱390,000.00 is for 13 cases each costing ₱30,000.00.

The sum of ₱10,040,000.00 is for 251 cases each priced at ₱40,000.00 and ₱180,000.00 is for 2 cases each priced at ₱90,000.00.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that while serving as an accountant for a public relations company, Charmaine had produced invoices that did not match the company's financial records.

This led to the loss of ₱100 million.