LOS ANGELES -- Three officials with a Philippines-based church in Los Angeles have been charged as part of an alleged scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the US.
Guia Cabactulan, 59, was the church’s top official in the United States, according to the indictment. Marissa Duenas, 41, allegedly handled immigration matters as the “human resources leader” and investigators believe Amanda Estopare, 48, tracked fundraising and funneled money to the church’s leadership in the Philippines, the newspaper reported Thursday.Attorneys for Cabactulan and Duenas did not immediately respond to requests from the Times for comment.
Workers who say they managed to escape from the church told the FBI that they had been sent across the US to work long hours soliciting donations for the church’s charity and were beaten and psychologically abused if they didn't make daily quotas, according to an affidavit filed last month in support of the charges. Some described having to live in cars at truck stops.
The church claims a membership of six million people and backed the 2016 candidacy of President Rodrigo Duterte, a close friend of Quiboloy.
So what's next Mr. Duterte? Isip ka na ano pa pwede i-terminate between PH and US..
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