The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed 62 counts of money laundering charges against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, in connection with alleged illegal financial activities tied to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).
Guo is currently detained at Pasig City Jail on a separate case involving 26 counts of violating the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).
She also faces five additional counts under Section 4(b) of the same law, covering the conversion, transfer, and utilization of assets derived from unlawful activity.
The charges also implicate her parents, Jian Zhong Go and Lin Wenyi, her siblings Shiela and Seimen, and 26 others allegedly involved in the POGO operations based in the Baofu compound.
According to a 48-page resolution from the DOJ panel of prosecutors, earnings from the Baofu POGO operation—owned by the Guo family—were funneled into their legitimate businesses.
The compound was first raided in 2023, where authorities arrested around 300 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese citizens, linked to the POGO operations.
On March 13, 2024, the same site was raided again, this time targeting Zun Yuan for suspected involvement in labor trafficking, cryptocurrency scams, love scams, and investment fraud.
Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon confirmed that the case was filed in court in Capas, Tarlac, with the resolution issued as early as January.