Wang Bo denies link to illegal gambling, says he only earns P25K
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Accused Chinese crime lord Wang Bo on Tuesday denied he is involved in operating a transnational gambling in the country, which was the charge in his deportation case.
Assisted by his lawyer Dennis Manalo, Wang Bo said he was not connected with Skybet, the company supposedly used to facilitate illegal gambling.
“I don’t know that, sir,” Wang Bo said upon the questioning of Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga about Skybet.
Wang Bo said upon arriving in the country in 2008, he worked as a customer sales agent for a call center in Makati Payview, and that he is now a technical assistant for ELC Technology Consulting Co. Inc.
“I only answered questions of customers on the computer (under Payview)… My work in ELC is technical assistant. If there’s a computer problem, I fix it,” Wang Bo told lawmakers.
Wang Bo said contrary to The Standard report that claimed he facilitated the P91-billion gambling operation in the country, he only earned a P25,000 monthly salary under ELC.
He said he finished an English course in China before traveling to the country in 2008.
He earlier denied that he bribed Immigration associate commissioners Abdullah Mangotara and Gilberto Repizo for his release.
The Chinese national also denied that the alleged payoff was used to bribe lawmakers in the House of Representatives for the swift passage of the proposed Bangsamoro basic law (BBL).
“No, I did not,” Wang Bo said when questioned by Alliance of Volunteer Teachers Rep. Eulogio Magsaysay about the alleged bribery.
Wang Bo is reportedly wanted by the Chinese government for alleged transnational gambling. He is now a subject of a deportation order, which was held in abeyance due to the bribery charges as well as a separate estafa charge lodged against him.
The House probe stemmed from a newspaper report, which alleged that Wang paid the Bureau of Immigration (BI) P100 million to secure his release after the BI initially ordered his deportation, and another P440 million for lawmakers.
The P440 million was allocated allegedly to pay off the 292 lawmakers in the lower chamber (P1.5 million each) for their vote for the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
Wang allegedly embezzled $100 million and opened casinos for transnational gambling.
The Standard report said bags of cash were allegedly unloaded at the rear entrance of the House of Representatives and these were brought to the office of Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
It further said the CCTV footage of the incident that supposedly occurred from Monday to Wednesday two weeks ago has been overwritten. AC
