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Practice question: Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (RA 12010, Secs. 3–5 and 16–21)

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Practice question

A financial institution argues that a responsible officer’s criminal conviction under RA 12010 makes civil redress and administrative sanctions legally impossible. Assess the claim using sections 17–19, while avoiding an assumption that every additional criminal charge necessarily succeeds.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12010_2024.html — RA 12010, sections 3–5 and 16–21, definitions, offenses, penalties, civil consequences, trafficking defense and jurisdiction.

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