The Philippine Court of Appeals has dealt a body blow to Robert Gustafsson’s criminal conspiracy.

In November 2013, Manila police raided several business process outsourcing (BPO) companies that provided support services to Philippines-licensed online gambling operator Bodog Asia.

The search warrants were obtained using information provided by Gustafsson, the company’s ex-CEO, who claimed the operator was taking wagers from Philippines residents in violation of its gaming license.

The company, which claims Gustafsson was dismissed earlier that year for incompetence, flatly rejected the allegations. It requested and was granted a temporary restraining order preventing police, prosecutors and the judge who issued the warrant from pursuing any further legal action using the evidence seized during the raid.