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The FBI is looking for Michael Lizaso Marasigan in connection with alleged illegal gambling activities and related financial crimes, and has placed him on the most wanted list.
He is wanted for violations of his pretrial release, according to his profile on the FBI website.
Between March 2015 and December 2021, Marasigan and his co-conspirators managed to defraud patrons of the Guam Shrine Club Hafa Adai Bingo by claiming that their funds will be used to take the children to the Shriner’s hospital for Children in Hawaii for medical care.
In May of 2025, Michael Lizaso Marasigan was found guilty of the charges of Conspiracy to Operate Illegal Gambling Business, Money Laundering Conspiracy, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. He is now #desired through #FBI for violations of his pretrial release:… pic.twitter.com/H9Jarsivk0
— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) January 26, 2026
This fraudulent scheme generated about $34 million during the six years it was in operation. Instead of directing funds to the Shriner’s hospital for children, Marasigan and his accomplices laundered the funds, ensuring that nearly $11 million in proceeds went to the defendant and others.
Marasigan has ties to Guam and the PhiLippineswhile he holds passports for the USA and the Philippines, which is his country of birth.
A federal arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Marasigan
Marasigan was found guilty of those charges in May 2025, but he was granted a Stipulation to travel with the court, which enabled him to return to the Philippines for medical reasons.
However, he did not return on the scheduled date and stopped contacting the court in June last year. Because of this, a federal arrest warrant was issued for the 48-year-old in the United States District Court.
Marasigan is one of the conspirators who is on the most wanted list. Former Guam Shrine Club President Alfredo Leon Guerrero is the part in the illegal gambling business, along with Minda San Nicolas and Juanita Capulong.
Unlike Marasigan, all three pleaded guilty before the trial and also testified as witnesses in the trial process.
Federal prosecutors found that of the $34 million raised between 2015 and 2021, none of it went to Shriner’s hospital for Children.
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