His alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam led the Sandiganbayan to issue an arrest warrant against him and other co-accused on June 20, 2014. Within hours, Revilla surrendered before the anti-graft court.

Revilla was acquitted of plunder and released on December 7, 2018, but was required to return to the government in civil liability. He stood accused of 16 counts of graft for his alleged role in the transfer of PHP517 million