IKLUK Masayos, the Office of the Attorney General’s chief investigator, testified that he learned F&S Corporation got paid for the patio/pala-pala that parolees worked on in December 2022.
He said the information that he received prompted him to investigate and conduct interviews with parolees, Board of Parole members, parole officers, Department of Finance employees, and Procurement staffers.
“In the beginning, I thought there was nothing wrong, but after investigating, I learned that F&S Corp. was paid for labor and work for the pala-pala worked on by parolees,” Masayos said.
Former Chief of Parole Nick M. Reyes and his co-defendant, Chuilian Fu, owner of F&S Corporation, were charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, and theft by deception. They have denied the charges.
Reyes is represented by attorney Joaquin DLG Torres while Fu is represented by attorney Anthony Aguon.
Prosecuting the case are Assistant Attorneys General James Robert Kingman and David Krach.
So far, the prosecution has called Parole Officers Vicente Repeki and Shirley Laniyo to the witness stand, along with Parole Supervisor Jason Lizama and Finance employees.
According to the information filed by the Office of the Attorney General in Superior Court, on or about Oct. 4, 2022, Reyes agreed with Fu “that one or both would engage in or solicit theft of property by deception, to wit, the construction of a patio at the Parole Office purported to be constructed by a tailoring company owned by Chuilian Fu’s F&S Corporation in the amount of $9,997.80, but actually constructed by uncompensated labor performed by parolees under the direction of…Reyes.”
The jury trial, which started on Monday with Superior Court Judge Teresa Kim Tenorio presiding, will continue today, Friday.
