Practice question
A recruiter is authorized but knowingly fabricates a foreign employer’s signed demand, inducing a victim to part with money and suffer proved loss. Defense relies only on the license as negating every form of deceit. Which is correct?
- A license conclusively validates every document.
- Authority to recruit does not make the fabricated representation true or eliminate the established fraud elements.
- Only unlicensed persons can commit estafa.
- Every authorized recruitment payment is immune from fraud law.
- The employer’s signature is irrelevant to reliance in every case.
Legal references
- People v. Valle y Lapurga, G.R. No. 235010, August 7, 2024, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/aug2024/gr_235010_2024.html
- People v. Marzan, G.R. No. 227093, September 21, 2022, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/68766
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