The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of Michael Lizaso Marasigan, a dual U.S.–Philippine citizen who fled Guam after being convicted in a multimillion‑dollar bingo fraud and money‑laundering scheme tied to the Guam Shrine Club’s Hafa Adai Bingo operation, according to the agency’s Honolulu Field Office.
Marasigan, 54, was found guilty in May 2025 on charges including conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, money laundering conspiracy, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Federal prosecutors said that from 2015 through the end of 2021, Marasigan and co‑conspirators defrauded bingo patrons by falsely claiming proceeds would fund transportation for children needing medical care at Shriners Hospital in Hawai‘i.
The scheme generated at least $34 million in bingo proceeds, investigators said, with more than $10.7 million diverted for personal use.
After his conviction, Marasigan was granted court permission to travel to the Philippines for medical reasons but failed to return and stopped communicating with the court in June 2025. A federal arrest warrant was issued that month for violating conditions of pretrial release.
He was later sentenced in absentia on May 18, to 262 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $10.75 million in restitution, a $5.87 million forfeiture judgment, and a $6,500 assessment fee.
The FBI warns that Marasigan, who has ties to Guam and the Philippines and holds passports from the Philippines and the United States, should be considered an escape risk.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1‑800‑CALL‑FBI or submit a tip online.
