Jeane Napoles files counter-affidavit on tax case from London

London-based Jeane Napoles, daughter of detained businesswoman and alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, has filed her counter-affidavit to a tax evasion case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

A report on “24 Oras” on Monday said the younger Napoles denied that she willfully avoided paying taxes amounting to over P32 million.

She also reportedly said the properties being linked to her by the BIR are actually owned by her parents.

According to the BIR, Jeane was able to acquire real estate and register them in her name in 2011 and 2012, but had no declared income during those years.

Among these properties are a condominium unit in Los Angeles, California, and her share in a farm lot in Bayambang, Pangasinan.

The counter-affidavit was submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Philippine Embassy in London, where Jean Napoles had it notarized, the report said.

Jeane Napoles became controversial after she posted on the internet photos showing her lavish lifestyle abroad. — KBK, GMA News