5 Pretending to be Staff of Manny Pacquiao Arrested for Alleged Extortion

5 Arrested for Extortion and Pretending to be Staff of Senator Manny Pacquiao

Authorities arrested five (5) individuals for pretending to be staff of Senator Manny Pacquiao that allegedly involved in extortion.

Caloocan City Police arrested five individuals who allegedly introduced themselves as staff of presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao for extortion activities. The gang allegedly sells daily time records for P30 each, according to the article.

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The group’s strategy, according to Police Maj. Jose Hizon of Caloocan Police Community Precinct 8 in Camarin, Caloocan, is to promise their victim P7,000 in cash from Pacquiao. To persuade their victims, the suspects take photos of themselves cleaning their neighborhood.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao has stated that he has no ties to such organizations or scams. Pacquiao denied links to persons and groups who he claims are using his name to distribute or solicit money in a video message.

“Marami po nagdadala ng pangalan ko at naghihingi po ng pera. Meron po iba na gumagamit po ng aking pangalan na namimigay sa mga residente ng pera,” Pacquiao said.

“Di po totoo ‘yan. Wala pong katotohanan ang lahat ng ‘yan dahil kung ako po ang mamimigay sa sarili kong pera, ako po mismo ang pumupunta sa inyo at sa kababayan natin para mamigay ng tulong,” the presidential aspirant added.

If similar events occur, Pacquiao has asked the public to contact his office at 0960-523-8987 or 0960-523-8988. Meanwhile, the suspects have been detained at the Police Community Precinct 8 while charges are drafted against them.

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