FBI seeking Michael Lizaso Marasigan for illegal gambling and fraud

The FBI are seeking Michael Lizaso Marasigan in connection with alleged illegal gambling activities and related financial crimes, and have 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 at the Guam Shrine Club’s Hafa Adai Bingo by claiming that their funds would be used to transport children to the Shriner’s hospital for Children in Hawaii for medical care.

In May of 2025, Michael Lizaso Marasigan was found guilty on charges of Conspiracy to Operate Illegal Gambling Business, Money Laundering Conspiracy, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. He is now #wanted by the #FBI for violations of his pretrial release:… pic.twitter.com/H9Jarsivk0

— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) January 26, 2026

This fraudulent scheme generated around $34 million across the six years that it operated. Rather than direct the funds to the Shriner’s hospital for children, Marasigan and his conspirators laundered funds, ensuring that nearly $11 million of the proceeds went to the defendant and others.

Marasigan has ties with Guam and the Philippines, while he holds passports for both 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 awarded a Stipulation to travel with the court, which enabled him to return to the Philippines for medical reasons.

However, he did not return by the set date and ceased contact with the court in June last year. As such, a federal arrest warrant was issued for the 48-year-old in the United States District Court.

Marasigan is the only one of the conspirators who is on the most wanted list. Former Guam Shrine Club President Alfredo Leon Guerrero was part of the illegal gambling business, along with Minda San Nicolas and Juanita Capulong.

Unlike Marasigan, the trio all pleaded guilty before the trial and also testified as witnesses during the trial process.

Federal prosecutors found that of the $34 million raised between 2015 and 2021, none of it went to the Shriner’s hospital for Children.

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