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Alice Guo is part of criminal ring – PAOCC
The Philippine Star
|June 20, 2024
Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is part of a criminal syndicate responsible for two illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hubs that were raided by law enforcement authorities, according to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
In an interview aired over ABSCBN’s “TV Patrol” Tuesday night, PAOCC spokesman Winston John Casio said their investigation showed that Guo is part of a group behind the Zun Yuan Technology Inc. in Bamban and Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga, two POGO firms suspected to be involved in criminal activities.
“Mayor Alice is part of the same criminal operation organization that operated both in Bamban and Porac,” Casio added.
While Guo is a former incorporator at the Baofu compound, where Zun Yuan is located, Casio said they have reason to believe that the local chief executive is involved in actual operations of the POGO hub.
Casio did not reply when
This story is from the June 20, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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