Two Foreign Nationals Arrested by Immigration Bureau for Money Laundering and Cybercrime
Two foreign nationals, wanted in their countries for charges of money laundering and cybercrime, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in separate operations in Makati and Parañaque last week.
One of the individuals is Taiwanese Li Ming Hsiu, 44, who has a warrant of arrest in Taiwan for violating the country’s anti-money laundering law. Taiwan prosecutors have identified Li as a member of a syndicate involved in large-scale money laundering activities since 2023, operating scamming centers in Taiwan and other countries. The syndicate is said to have defrauded victims of over P78 billion pesos.
The other individual, South Korean Joo Han Wong, 39, is the subject of an Interpol red notice for alleged involvement in cybercrime activities in South Korea. Joo is accused of collaborating with others to create a computer program used for hacking and obtaining personal information from over 66,500 personal messaging application accounts. The stolen data was reportedly sold to a third party for voice phishing and telecom fraud activities.
Both foreign nationals have had their passports revoked by their respective governments, leaving them undocumented and facing deportation back to their countries.
