Guam trio sentenced for stealing $10.75M from children's charity
Three residents of Guam were sentenced for their involvement in a fraud scheme that misappropriated over $10.75 million from a children's charity. The defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and money laundering. They were ordered to pay restitution to the charity, which was intended to support children's medical travel expenses.
- ▪Jose Arthur D. Chan Jr. was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison.
- ▪Christine C. Chan received a 70-month sentence, while Michael L. Marasigan was sentenced in absentia to nearly 22 years.
- ▪The fraudulent scheme diverted funds from a bingo operation that claimed to support children's travel to Shriners Hospital for medical care.
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Three Guam residents received federal prison sentences after being convicted of running a fraud scheme that diverted and laundered more than $10.75 million in charitable bingo proceeds intended to fund travel expenses for children receiving medical care through Shriners Hospital for Children in Hawaii, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands announced. Jose Arthur D. Chan Jr., 77, of Dededo, was sentenced May 12, 2026, to 60 months in federal prison. His wife, Christine C. Chan, 64, also of Dededo, received a 70-month sentence. Fugitive Michael L. Marasigan, 54, of Dededo, was sentenced in absentia May 18, 2026, to 262 months — nearly 22 years — in prison.
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