In 2007, he was sentenced by the special division of the Sandiganbayan to "reclusión perpetua" for plunder, but was later granted pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
He was sentenced by the special division of the Sandiganbayan. This was in 2007. This was to "reclusión perpetua" for plunder. He was later granted pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. This was in 2007.