The House cites her in contempt after she has snubbed the congressional inquiry into POGOs
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MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, August 26, turned over to the House of Representatives Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, the woman tied to the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator in Porac, Pampanga. Ong has been identified as the one who represented Lucky South 99, the illegal POGO hub whose workers were allegedly trafficked and tortured, in submissions to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. She was the woman who allegedly hired former Duterte spokesperson Harry Roque to lawyer for Whirlwind, the real estate firm that had leased its land to Lucky South.
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