Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Sandiganbayan has denied a motion for reconsideration filed by a private individual convicted along with other government officials for a string of ghost vehicle repair contracts worth PHP83 million.

In a 26-page resolution dated Dec. 15, the anti-graft court's Seventh Division denied for lack of merit the motion for reconsideration filed by Janette Bugayong in the case originally filed by the Ombudsman in 2013 in connection with ghost repairs and fictitious procurement of spare parts for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) service vehicles.

"The court agrees with the prosecution that the grounds put forth by accused Bugayong in her motion for reconsideration were mere rehash of her arguments in her com...