Also charged with malversation is former Benguet Rep. Samuel Dangwa of Benguet.
Plaza, Jaraula and Dangwa were only recommended for malversation not plunder because the amount they allegedly got from Napoles was less than P50 million, de Lima explained.
Republic Act 7080 defines plunder as the acquisition of ill-gotten wealth amounting to at least P50 million.
The crime carries the penalty of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment.
The lawmakers’ chiefs of staff and authorized representatives, former heads of implementing agencies like the Technology Resource Center, and six presidents of nongovernment organizations formed by Napoles were also recommended to be charged with either plunder or malversation of public funds.
