She was connected to the Dominion of Melchizedek, an unrecognized micronation that has been used as a front for fraudulent criminal activity.
[2] In 1994 companies run by Gamboa, and which were purporting to be banks, were prevented from operating in Indiana[5] and California.
[6] Gamboa was the president of the micronation known as the Dominion of Melchizedek, set up by her husband Mark Pedley.
Although her husband Mark Pedley was charged, under the name Tzemach David Netzer Korem, and pleaded guilty, Gamboa was not.
[12] Gamboa has operated under various pseudonyms, including Pearl Asian and Bae Katiguman,[10] and Pearlasia.