Alice Guo sentenced to life for human trafficking
Alice Guo, leader of a Philippine Online Gaming Operation (POGO) who falsified her Filipino citizenship, received a life sentence for human trafficking. Her real name is Guo Hua Ping.
Legal actions and background
Guo, along with seven others, was sentenced by the Pasig Regional Trial Court. This comes nearly a year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr banned POGOs amid ongoing challenges posed by these operations.
Political career and scandal
Guo was elected Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac province in 2022. She fled the Philippines two years later amid allegations that she ran an operation in Bamban used as a front for online scams.
Investigation and arrest
In March 2024, a raid on a Bamban compound uncovered more than 700 Filipino and foreign nationals, many claiming they were coerced into participating in scams. Initially, Guo denied knowledge of the site but investigations showed the POGO operated on her land. She was arrested in Indonesia in September 2024.
The Chinese-born Guo had forged her Filipino identity to qualify for the mayoral position.
The court's ruling marks a decisive step against crimes linked to fraudulent POGOs and human trafficking in the Philippines.
Author's summary: Alice Guo was sentenced to life imprisonment for running a human trafficking scheme under a fake Filipino identity while leading a banned online gaming operation.
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