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<p>MANILA — Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel this week intercepted an American man wanted in the United States for sexual assault.</p><p>In a press release on Sunday, the bureau said BI Nueva Ecija chief Rick Carlo Balingit reported the interception of 67-year-old Michael Lewis Ginsberg. </p><p>It said Ginsberg attempted to extend his tourist visa at the BI field office in Cabanatuan and the assessor found he has an active watchlist for an immigration deportation case.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/6/alleged-japanese-swindler-to-be-deported-bi-1952">Alleged Japanese swindler to be deported: BI</a></div><p>&quot;According to US authorities, Ginsberg is the subject of a warrant of arrest for one count of sexual assault by the Superior Court of Maricopa County in Arizona dated July 2024,&quot; the press release stated.</p><p>&quot;He was charged after allegedly assaulting a client while working as a massage therapist.  When confronted, he was said to have fled his residence and hid in New York, then flew to the Philippines on June 2024,&quot; it further read.</p><p>The U.S. government said his passport is &quot;already in the process of revocation.&quot;</p><p>The BI&#x27;s fugitive search unit immediately arrested Ginsberg.</p><p>He is now detained at the BI&#x27;s facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig pending deportation.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BfWPAf_VCY4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Bureau of Immigration intercepted an American man wanted in the United States for sexual assault.</p>

The Bureau of Immigration intercepted an American man wanted in the United States for sexual assault.

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Immigration intercepts American fugitive in Nueva Ecija

Immigration intercepts American fugitive in Nueva Ecija

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Published Jan 12, 2025 04:12 PM PHT

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