DoJ files 62 counts of money laundering vs Alice Guo

The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday filed 62 counts of money laundering against former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and others, according to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.

In a statement, the PAOCC said the charges against Guo, also known as Chinese citizen Guo Hua Ping, were filed before the Capas Regional Trial Court.

The charges include 26 counts of violating Section 4(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering Law, which involves transacting monetary instruments or property related to proceeds of unlawful activity.

Five counts allege violations of Section 4(b) of the same law, concerning the conversion, transfer, disposal, acquisition, possession, or use of such monetary instruments or properties.

An additional 31 counts pertain to Section 4(d), which covers attempts or conspiracy to commit money laundering offenses.

Guo’s legal counsel, lawyer Nicole Jamilla, has maintained her client’s innocence.

Just days prior, Guo personally filed counter-affidavits with the DoJ regarding separate complaints of tax evasion, falsification, and graft.

Guo also faces a qualified trafficking case in a Pasig court, a graft case in a Valenzuela court, and a material misrepresentation case in a Tarlac court.

A quo warranto petition has been filed against Guo with a Manila court, along with a petition to cancel her birth certificate in a Tarlac court. She is currently detained at the Pasig City Jail.