MANILA: Philippine authorities on Friday (Aug 30) filed several counts of money laundering against a fugitive former town mayor accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates.
In this handout photo taken on Jun 25, 2024 and received on Jul 18, 2024 from the Senate of the Philippines, mayor Alice Leal Guo of Bamban, province of Tarlac, attends a hearing at the Senate in Manila.MANILA: Philippine authorities on Friday filed several counts of money laundering against a fugitive former town mayor accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council , with the National Bureau of Investigation and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, jointly filed multiple counts of money laundering against Guo and 35 others at the Department of Justice. The council also sought to forfeit 6 billion pesos worth of assets including real estate properties, luxury vehicles and a helicopter that Guo and her associates accumulated through alleged illegal activities.
Guo, who was recently removed from office by the local government ombudsman, has fled the country, travelling to Malaysia and Singapore last month and Indonesia this month using her Philippine passport, the Philippine anti-crime agency said.
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