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Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo gets life on trafficking charges: prosecutor

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Published Thu, Nov 20, 2025 · 11:54 AM
    • Guo was found guilty of running a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams.
    • Guo was found guilty of running a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams. PHOTO: AFP

    A PHILIPPINE court on Thursday sentenced Alice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor while masquerading as a Filipina, and seven others to life in prison on human trafficking charges, state prosecutors said.

    Guo, who served as mayor of a town north of Manila, was found guilty of running a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture. AFP

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