-Caveat Lector-
"Since Marcos was ousted, Filipino officials have claimed he illegally
amassed billions of dollars during his 20 years in power.
"Nowhere near that amount has been found, however. The largest chunk
thus far, discovered in a Swiss bank account, was only $590 million."
Oh, is THAT all? ; )
Philippines Probe Marcos, Daughter
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine Senate committee on Tuesday began
investigating allegations the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his daughter
stashed tons of gold and $13 billion in a secret Swiss bank account.
Francisco Chavez, a former chief government lawyer, claimed to have evidence
that an account in the Union Bank of Switzerland in the name of ``I.
Areneta'' contains $13.4 billion and belongs to Marcos' youngest daughter,
Irene Marcos-Araneta.
In June, Zurich district attorney Dieter Jann said Swiss authorities have
located the account referred to by Chavez, but it has no connection to the
Marcos family.
In a hearing by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, Chavez said officials of a
Swiss bank and the Manila government were trying to hide the Marcos fortune.
Chavez said he also has proof that Marcos' widow, Imelda, has a separate
Swiss bank account covering 800,000 ounces of gold. Chavez also claimed that
1,241 tons of Marcos gold is stashed in an underground bunker at the Kloten
airport in Zurich.
Magdangal Elma, chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government,
which is trying to recover Marcos' alleged illegally-acquired wealth, denied
Chavez's allegations.
Chavez said he would present supporting evidence, along with foreign and
local witnesses, to the Senate committee.
He filed a complaint in Switzerland, accusing officials of suppressing new
evidence, the Swiss federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Chavez's formal
criminal complaint targets Jann, his former colleague Peter Cosandey, several
Swiss lawyers and employees of the bank.
Since Marcos was ousted in a popular revolt in 1986, succeeding governments
have claimed he illegally amassed billions of dollars during his 20 years in
power.
Nowhere near that amount has been found, however, with the largest chunk
being $590 million discovered in earlier-identified Swiss accounts. That
money has been transferred to an escrow account in a Philippine bank while
legal cases against the Marcoses continue.
Marcos and his wife have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
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