Four American expatriates and a Filipino lawyer have individually filed a case of estafa with the Aklan Provincial Prosecutor's Office Monday against an alleged Filipina felon who claims to own a vast property in this resort island.
In a press conference, the complainants presented themselves as Canadians Peter Eckart and Peter Tayler, including Americans Spencer Anderson, Evelyn Anderson and a Filipino lawyer, Lucas Licerio who are residents of Boracay.
They claimed to have been duped by a certain Dolly Khana who claimed as proprietor of the Boracay Luxury Homes.
"Khana have duped the foreigners of around P100 million for the past years and they wanted to get it back. They are businessmen in the United States and wanted to retire for good in the country but the suspect duped them by promising them real property ownership in Boracay," said Atty. Gina Garcia, their lawyer.
Atty. Lucas Licerio said that in 2007, Khana approached him as agent to sell his lots in Boracay Island. Though as an agent, Khana has claimed ownership of the lot and sell it to the foreigners.
"We believe Khana have victimized more foreigners but were afraid to come out in the open for certain reasons. We have documents to show that Khana have already been convicted of estafa charges in California, USA," said Garcia.
Garcia said that they presented themselves in a press conference to encourage other victims to come out in the open and, at the same time, warn other would-be investors against dealing with Khana.
The Anderson couple also claimed that they have been harassed by Khana and threatened their lives if they still continue their plans of pressing charges against her in court. The Anderson couple had filed complaints with the police consisting of eight alleged harassment cases they experienced with Khana.
The complainants also maintained that the Security and Exchange Commission, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue, have maintained that Khana's Boracay Luxury Homes and its attached companies were not registered and is not a taxpayer.
"One of the scheme of Khana is to place a full-page color advertisements in several national magazines and other prominent publications in the country, promoting her Boracay Luxury Homes. Khana seemed to be an influential person," said Garcia.
Last October 8, a dozen of agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), including the ABS-CBN Iloilo swooped down on this resort island on reports that a group of children were being held hostage by Atty. Licerio. The reports however turned out negative while Licerio believed that Khana is behind the scheme of giving the NBI false information.
Currently, Khana is in Boracay avoiding attempts by the media to get her side. (PNA)
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