ALICE GUO FACES 62 COUNTS OF MONEY LAUNDERING RAPS

FORMER Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping and 31 others are facing 62 counts of money laundering charges in connection with the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in her town, an official on Wednesday said.

This as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the filing of money laundering cases against Guo et al.

In an interview with reporters, DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano said the panel of prosecutors handling the case against Guo has recommended the filing 26 counts of money laundering under section 4(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) on the transaction of monetary instruments that were illegal proceeds of an unlawful activity.

Clavano said the panel also recommended that Guo be charged with five counts of money laundering under Section 4(b) on the conversion, transfer, or disposition or movement of monetary instruments found to be illegal proceeds of an unlawful activity.

It also recommended the filing of 31 counts of violation of section 4(b) of the AMLA against Guo and her co-accused.

Guo and her co-accused are also facing charges of qualified human trafficking over the June raid on a POGO hub in Bamban, where 800 Filipino and foreign workers were rescued.