Philippine authorities on Aug 30 filed several counts of money laundering against fugitive former town mayor Alice Guo accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates. MANILA - Philippine authorities on Aug 30 filed several counts of money laundering against a fugitive former town mayor accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates. Alice Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, is wanted by the Senate for refusing to attend hearings on her alleged criminal ties.
She has denied the accusations, insisting she is a natural-born Philippine citizen facing “malicious accusations”. The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), with the National Bureau of Investigation and Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission, jointly filed multiple counts of money laundering against Guo and 35 others at the Department of Justice. “These individuals .
.. are alleged to have been involved in a complex scheme of money laundering linked to the crimes of estafa (or fraudulent acts), qualified trafficking in persons, and violations of the Securities Regulation Code,” the AMLC said in a statement.
Guo and her co-conspirators were alleged to have laundered more than 100 million pesos (S$2.32 million) in proceeds from criminal activities, the council said. 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.
Lawyers of Alice Guo an.