Malite estate attorney Antonio Atalig yesterday denied that he depleted the trust account of another estate that is pending distribution through a probate court.<\/p>\n
Atalig said the news article that reported on the trust account\u2019s depletion is a \u201cstory of twisted truths and facts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis matter is now before the court and it will be very different from the news article,\u201d Atalig said.<\/p>\n
Atalig, however, did not elaborate when asked if he made several withdrawals from the trust account for the estate of Ramona Satur Taisacan and if the withdrawals pertain to attorney\u2019s fees.<\/p>\n
He said he would make an official submission in court regarding the matter.<\/p>\n
Ignacia Rogopes and Marcella Rabauliman, heirs of the late Taisacan, told the court that the trust account, which used to have deposits amounting to over $85,000, now only has some $6,000\u2014a substantial depletion by more than 70 percent.<\/p>\n
In the probate of Taisacan\u2019s estate, Atalig is lawyer for the estate\u2019s administrator, Leon Taisacan.<\/p>\n
Rogopes and Rabauliman\u2019s lawyer, Jane Mack, recently reported this discovery to the court. Mack said the trust account contains proceeds from the lease of a Garapan land belonging to the estate. The proceeds initially reached about $300,000, Mack said, but part of it was already distributed to the heirs.<\/p>\n
A document submitted by Mack to the court shows that the trust account\u2019s balance is at only $6,085.76. Mack said the account balance was $85,345.08 on June 30, 1997, allegedly the last date in which Atalig provided heirs with a copy of the account ledger.<\/p>\n
After making verifications with the Bank of Guam, Mack reported that 16 withdrawals were made on the account from July 7, 1998 to July 28, 1999. At least two of these withdrawals in the amounts of $4,000 and $2,000 were redeposited, based on Mack\u2019s document.<\/p>\n
The first withdrawal made on the account took place on Jan. 7, 1998, wherein some $10,000 was drawn from the account. Sixteen days later, another withdrawal in the amount of $30,000 happened. Subsequent withdrawals of varying amounts resulted in the trust account\u2019s depletion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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