{"id":8270,"date":"2024-11-27T06:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T06:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/senator-slams-pogo-scams-and-espionage-at-last-hearing\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T06:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T06:59:14","slug":"senator-slams-pogo-scams-and-espionage-at-last-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/senator-slams-pogo-scams-and-espionage-at-last-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Slams POGO Scams and Espionage at Last Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The inquiry into Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs), which were outlawed earlier this year due to claims of widespread criminal activity and foreign infiltration, has been completed by a Philippine Senate committee. The deputy minority leader of the committee, Senator Risa Hontiveros, denounced POGOs as a \u201cTrojan horse\u201d for illegal activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPOGOs have exposed a web of people who used [them] for their own selfish interests, their own personal gain\u2014all at the expense of the Filipino people,\u201d<\/em> Hontiveros stated, as reported by the Manila Standard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

She listed serious crimes, including corruption, human trafficking, and forced labor, linked to these operations. Many workers were reportedly lured with promises of good pay but later detained and forced to meet quotas under threats of torture.<\/p>\n

The Fall of \u201cPOGO Mayor\u201d<\/h2>\n

Among the prominent figures implicated was Alice Guo, a Chinese national who posed as Filipino mayor Guo Hua Ping. She allegedly ran a large-scale POGO operation in Bamban while in office, using forged documents to secure her position.<\/p>\n

Guo\u2019s operations were uncovered during a raid in March, after which she fled to Indonesia. Authorities captured her and extradited her to the Philippines, where she now faces charges of human trafficking and money laundering.<\/p>\n

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