The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed 62 money laundering charges against former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, in the Capas Regional Trial Court. The charges were confirmed by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
Guo faces multiple violations under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, including:
- 26 counts of unlawful monetary transactions (Section 4a),
- 5 counts of unauthorized handling of illicit funds (Section 4b),
- 31 counts related to attempts or conspiracies to commit money laundering (Section 4d).
This comes just days after Guo submitted counter-affidavits in response to separate tax evasion, graft, and falsification complaints. Her legal team insists she is innocent of all charges.
Guo’s legal troubles don’t end there. She also faces:
- A qualified trafficking case in Pasig,
- Graft proceedings in Valenzuela,
- A material misrepresentation charge in Tarlac,
- A quo warranto case in Manila,
- And a bid to nullify her birth certificate in Tarlac.
Currently, Guo is detained at the Pasig City Jail.