Michael Ray Aquino

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Michael Ray Aquino
Police career
Service Philippine National Police
Divisions
    • Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF)
Rank Philippines-Police-OF-5.svg Police Senior Superintendent

Michael Ray Aquino is a former intelligence officer in the police force of the Philippines.

Contents

Police career

He was formerly known as one of Panfilo Lacson's deputy chief of operations of Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF), and Task Force Habagat. [1] [2] [3]

Executive career

Aquino, by 2022, is working with businessman Ricky Razon. Aquino was notable for roles as VP for Solaire Resort and later for Apex Mining directorship. [4]

Conviction

Information leaking

He was convicted of helping to transmit classified information stolen from U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office to opposition leaders in the Philippines. Aquino faced a jail sentence of between 70 and 87 months plus a $250,000 fine. On July 17, 2007, he was sentenced to six years and four months in prison by U.S. District Judge William H. Walls. [5]

United States court ruling (Dacer-Corbito)

In a petition granted by the Court of Appeals in April 2002, he was included as additional accused, with P/Supt. Cezar Mancao II, and P/Sr. Supt. Teofilo Viña, chief of PAOCTF–Visayas, as well as another police officers. [2]

In January 2014, a district court in North Carolina, United States ordered former P/Supt. Aquino to pay Dacer's daughters $4.2 million in damages. The daughters used the Torture Victim Protection Act, allowing US courts to hear human rights abuse cases committed outside the said country. [6]

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References

  1. "Lacson advises Michael Ray to rebuild his life". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 G.R. No. 154629 (October 5, 2005), SPO4 M. Soberano, SPO3 M. Torres and SPO3 J. Escalante v. the People of the Philippines , retrieved January 27, 2023
  3. Sadongdong, Martin (January 26, 2023). "After 22 years, ex-cop tagged in Dacer-Corbito double murder case finally caught". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  4. "Ricky Razon taps Solaire VP Michael Ray Aquino as new Apex Mining director". Bilyonaryo. March 11, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. "Filipino gets 6 years prison in Cheney spy case". Reuters. July 17, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. Bernal, Buena (January 22, 2014). "Lacson's ex-aide ordered to pay Dacer daughters". Rappler . Retrieved January 31, 2023.