Pastor gyps Chavit, spends x’mas in jail

>> Wednesday, January 2, 2019


By Mar T. Supnad

BALUARTE, Vigan city- A suspected swindler who claimed to be a “pastor’ of the Pentecostal Church spent his Christmas in jail after trying again to gyp cash money from former governor Luis "Chavit" Singson.
Senior Supt. Clint Bayacsan, Ilocos Sur police director, identified the suspect as Franklin Lopez Valencia, 42, of Laoag city.
Bayacsan said the suspect was charged with estafa and for using fictitious name.
The arrest of the suspect who identified himself to Chavit as Pastor Rey Cabrera of Pentecostal Church based in Barangay Orense, Narvacan town, came after trying again to ask money from the former governor intended supposedly for the construction of their church.
Since the intention was for the Church, Singson gave an amount not only once but several times until the political kingpin became suspicion about the Pastor's motive when he asked money again last Monday.
When Singson asked the identification card of the suspect, he could not produce any.
The suspect also mentioned that he knows a lot of prominent figures in the province, but when Singson counter checked it, they did not know the suspect prompting Singson to report it to the police.
Security officers of the former governor also checked the suspect's rented car, and found an extra car plate number inside his service car.
Singson said he wanted to publicize the name and modus operandi of the suspect to prevent him from victimizing others.


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