Enrique owns Goodlogs, Inc. a big logging company. Although Goodlogs, Inc.

would
secure all the necessary government permits and licenses before it cuts, collects and
gathers timber, there are areas – especially far flung localities – that it does not bother to
secure government license anymore, in violation of Sec. 68 of the Revised Forestry
Code. These operations proved to be the most profitable. To hide the proceeds of this
illegal logging, Enrique would instruct his staff to mix the profits of the legal with the
illegal operations. Is there money laundering here?

Being the only grandchild, Maria inherited several prime real estate properties from her
grandfather in 2011. Realizing that she will have to pay substantial amount of money for
real estate tax, plus penalties, she bribed tax officials so that the title to the properties
can be transferred to her name at a much lower tax. Maria also sold some of them to be
more liquid and again paid bribe to avoid paying the correct capital gains tax. Proceeds
from this sale and whatever she saved from capital gains tax were invested in a
restaurant business; some were used to construct a building while others were used to
buy blue chip stocks. Is there money laundering in this case?

Joseph, a jeepney driver, was told by his brother, Elmer, a tricycle drive that an amount
worth P 15M will be deposited to his savings account. He was instructed to withdraw the
money asap and use part of it to buy a house and lot while the rest (almost P6M) has to
be sent to their other brother in the province. This amount was the part of the ransom
money in a kidnapping case. Elmer, however, was acquitted in KFR case against him.
. When ML case was filed against Joseph, he claimed that he does not know that the
money came from unlawful activity. Is he guilty of money laundering.