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INFOGRAPHIC: Pork barrel scam 101


One weaves "a tangled web" when one deceives, or so they say. In the case of an alleged scam that involves some P10 billion in government funds, one could easily suppose it involves a complicated process.

But whistleblowers reveal that the con game, allegedly perpetrated by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and her company JLN Corporation, followed a "surprisingly simple" system that worked for nearly a decade, relying on connections and forged documents that seemed easily passed off as authentic.

The infographic on the pork scam trail is based on reporting by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and information provided by GMA News Research. — Infographic design by Analyn Perez/CM/HS, GMA News


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