A woman in Tarlac City was caught by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-CRID) after allegedly posing as a lawyer and forging documents to defraud.
The suspect used the aliases “Shiela Castillo” and “Angel Roxas y Sotero.” According to the investigation, he demanded approximately ₱5 million from the victim in exchange for a favorable outcome in a land case.
The suspect presented fake receipts and documents allegedly signed by the judge and clerk of the Regional Trial Court in Tarlac and Camiling to make the victim believe.
In the NBI's verification, it emerged that the suspect's name was not on the list of official lawyers in the Supreme Court Office of the Bar Confidant and Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
After confirming her illegal activities, an entrapment operation was launched at a fast-food chain where the woman was caught. She is now facing Syndicated Estafa and violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 as well as Articles 177 and 178 of the Revised Penal Code for using a fake name.
