Michael Andre Salazar Tejano

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrests a Boholano designer accused of committing the crime of estafa.

Michael Andre Salazar Tejano also known as Mikee Andrei who originally hails from barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City, was arrested on March 16, 2021, by elements of the CIDG Eastern District Field Office in the National Capital Region (NCR) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), according to reports reaching The Bohol Tribune.

He was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Nicanor Manalo Jr. of the Regional Trial Court branch 161 based in Pasig City.

According to the court, the suspect was arrested “for failure to inform the court about his new address and charged before the [said] court of the crime of estafa” based on an allegation that he embezzled at least P1.7 million from his former employer.

It was reported that Mikee Andrei was supposed to take the flight to Bohol on Tuesday, but was arrested. 

Moreover, he was supposed to be in Bohol for an activity in line with the presence of the Miss Universe 2021 winners here, according to a source.

According to reports, Mikee Andrei already posted bail for his temporary liberty as the trial of the case is set in April, 2021.

Mikee Andrei, who claims to be a fashion designer and a pageant mentor and head stylist, was arrested in connection with the charges filed by Luciano “Boy Shannon” Pamaong Jr., the owner of the Fashion Institute of the Philippines (FIP).

Incidentally, the accused Mikee Andrei is a nephew of the complainant.

THE CASE

Pamaong, who is the son of the first vice mayor of Tagbilaran City, gave The Bohol Tribune a background of the case in a telephone interview, last night, Mar. 20, 2021.

The case stems from the allegations that Mikee Andres embezzled at least P1.7 million from the FIP. 

Allegedly, Mikee Andrei, during his stint as the administrative assistant in FIP pocketed funds paid by the students in connection with their studies in the said learning institution.

Pamaong said the suspect allegedly pocketed money from the school in the span of five years from 2010 to 2015.