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'Bikoy' skips fraud probe, case submitted for resolution: lawyer

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Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- State prosecutors will resolve a fraud complaint against the man who owned up to viral anti-government videos after he failed to appear at a pre-trial hearing for the second time on Tuesday.Peter Joemel Advincula, who said he was the hooded man &quot;Bikoy&quot; in the videos, also skipped a hearing on May 28. Benjamin delos Santos, the lawyer for the complainant, businessman Arven Valmores, told reporters that the case was submitted for resolution due to the accused&#x27;s absence. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/28/19/bikoy-a-no-show-at-estafa-probe">&#x27;Bikoy&#x27; a no-show at estafa probe</a></li></ul>The estafa complaint is unrelated to the videos. Advincula was accused of running away from his obligations in a beauty contest in Albay province in 2018.Valmores, president and CEO of Ardeur World Marketing, accused Advincula of using his corporate name and logo without his consent.On Tuesday, Valmores presented Danrick Capuz, the pageant’s production director, who submitted a sworn statement detailing how Advincula engaged him to recruit support staff while Advincula took care of sponsorship solicitations and the sale of production and promotional materials. Advincula did not show up and could no longer be reached, Capuz said Asked about Advincula’s absence from the hearings, Delos Santos, a former police criminal investigation chief, said it could be due to security risks.

MANILA – Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the viral anti-Duterte videos, failed to show up yet again in the Department of Justice’s probe Tuesday on the estafa complaint filed against him.

MANILA – Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the viral anti-Duterte videos, failed to show up yet again in the Department of Justice’s probe Tuesday on the estafa complaint filed against him.

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'Bikoy' skips fraud probe, case submitted for resolution: lawyer

Mike Navallo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 04, 2019 02:06 PM PHT

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