The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed human trafficking charges against Cassandra Ong, Ronalyn Baterna, and others on their involvement in the Lucky South 99 scam farm in Porac, Pampanga.

The complaint was filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, September 10 for violating Republic Act (RA) No. 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking In Persons Act. This was after 10 foreign nationals, who were victims of human trafficking, filed the charges against the POGO operations in Porac, Pampanga.

PAOCC Spokesperson Winston Casio mentioned how victims were deceived into taking on casino debts so they could be sold at Lucky South 99.

"Ito yung matagal na naming sinasabi na yung Lucky South 99 kaya po notorious yan within the POGO community because sila yung pinakamalaking mamimili ng tao. They buy people from yung mga nalululong sa casinos," Casio stressed.

Singaporean national and former president of Lucky South 99 Outsourcing, Zhang Jie, and other unnamed persons were also included in the list of respondents.

"Itong union ng Lucky South 99 at ng Whirlwind Corporation, hindi ito pangkaraniwang negosyo. Isa sa mga sinabi ng piskal natin at ng mga complainants natin, itong negosyo na ito ay criminal enterprise ito. Criminal enterprise through and through. Walang mabuting ginawa ito. Umpisa palang nung ginawa na siya, iligal na plano niya. In fact, yung pagkagawa niya iligal. Buong pagkatao ng unyon na ito ay criminal. Kaya sobrang daming nadawit dito, Lahat ng taong may kontribusyon sa pagbuo nito ay dawit," DOJ Undersecretary Ty said.

In June, a trafficking complaint was filed against Alice Guo. Authorities believe that the raided POGO hubs in Porac, Pampanga, and Bamban, Tarlac are interconnected, as investigations point towards Ong and Guo’s ties.