A fraudster on the run from the FBI for scamming bingo gamers out of tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in charity donations to a youngsters’s hospital program has been noticed within the Philippines.
Michael Marasigan, who’s on the Most Wished listing, was seen at a swanky restaurant within the nation’s capital Manila, Pacific Day by day Information studies.
Within the picture, apparently taken within the Philippines in March, he was pictured sporting an identical coiffure to his mug shot and appeared clean-shaven whereas sporting black pants, a black jacket and white T-shirt. A gold bracelet or watch was seen on his left wrist.
Marasigan was sentenced in Might to almost 22 years in jail for his position in scamming patrons at a Guam bingo corridor from March 2015 to December 2021.
He misrepresented that funds could be used for transporting youngsters to the Shriner’s Hospital for Youngsters in Hawaii for medical care.
He was discovered responsible in Might 2025 on expenses of conspiracy to function an unlawful playing enterprise, cash laundering conspiracy, cash laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Marasigan fled the US and evaded a courtroom order to return after a medical launch to the Philippines was granted.
Within the newly revealed pictures of Marasigan, a flower image corresponds to a Manila chain of upscale Spanish eating places beneath the Las Flores model. There are 5 such eating places in Manila.
The chain affords meals for roughly PHP 2,000 per particular person, about $32 every, which is taken into account extraordinarily costly within the metropolis.
Fundamental programs and paellas common between PHP 600 to PHP 1,500, or $16 in US {dollars}. For comparability, quick meals there prices roughly $4 per particular person.
Manila is about 1,600 miles away from the place Marasigan allegedly dedicated his fraud scheme in Guam. He’s a twin citizen of the US and the Philippines.
The outlet reported its sighting of Marasigan, and the FBI reached out in June. There have been no recognized additional developments in Marasigan’s case.
Marasigan’s scheme generated at the least $34 million. He and his co-conspirators allegedly laundered the cash and saved about $10.75 million for themselves.
He was additionally ordered to pay $10,750,804 in joint and several other restitution to the Aloha Shriners, a $5,871,493 cash judgment forfeiture, and $6,500 in necessary evaluation charges.
The FBI is providing $150,000 for info resulting in Marasigan’s arrest and conviction.
If Marasigan is caught within the Philippines, he’ll nonetheless should be extradited to the US. Such extradition will not be computerized and is topic to an attraction course of, the Philippine Consulate Normal stated.
A rep with the FBI’s Honolulu workplace stated the bureau continues to be looking for “info from the general public about his whereabouts and stays dedicated to bringing him to justice.”
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