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Senate probes family over $283-M ‘dirty money’

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Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/03/05/20200305-senate-hearing-pogo-gordon-jc-2.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Senator Richard Gordon speaks during a senate inquiry on money laundering and other crimes allegedly linked to the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) at the senate building in Pasay City on March 4, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — Members of a family allegedly working as “mules” were asked Thursday to appear before a Senate committee investigating millions of dollars in supposed dirty money laundered through offshore gambling operations in the Philippines.Sen. Richard Gordon wants the Rodriguez family, who allegedly brought in some $283 million cash from July 2019 to March 2020, to attend his next blue ribbon committee hearing on March 12.“Siyempre, nanood muna &#x27;yan to find out whether we have anything on them,” Gordon told reporters.(Of course, they watched first to find out whether we have anything on them.)The senator listed multiple transactions amounting to millions of dollars made by Elizabeth, Janet, John Joshua, Mary Rose, Michael Julian, Natasha, and Simon John Rodriguez.He presented a breakdown of the amounts carried by the family through airports:July 2019 - $1 millionSeptember 2019 - $11.6 millionOctober 2019 - $50.4 millionNovember 2019 - $69.15 millionDecember 2019 - $42 millionJanuary 2020 - $57 millionFebruary 2020 - $47 millionMarch 2020 - $4 million“Di n&#x27;yo ba pagdududahan kung gaano kalaki ang pumasok na pera at saan ba nanggaling?” Gordon said.(Will you not wonder with that huge amount of money coming in, and where could it have come from?)Elizabeth Rodriguez, for instance, allegedly handled $42 million in 58 transactions.Gordon cited a report that some members of the family were still even able to bring in huge amounts earlier this week. Another Rodriguez was earlier caught with suspected dirty money, but proceeded with subsequent transactions, he said.“That means they’re doing it for some other people,” the senator said, noting that some of them had changed their Facebook profile pictures and names.Gordon tagged the Rodriguez family as one of at least four syndicates allegedly involved in money laundering through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).Around $633 million or P32 billion was allegedly sneaked into the country from September 2019 until this month, he had said.

Members of a family allegedly working as “mules” have been ordered to appear before a Senate committee investigating millions of dollars in supposed dirty money laundered through offshore gambling operations in the Philippines.

Members of a family allegedly working as “mules” have been ordered to appear before a Senate committee investigating millions of dollars in supposed dirty money laundered through offshore gambling operations in the Philippines.

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Senate probes family over $283-M ‘dirty money’

Christian Esguerra,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 05, 2020 05:43 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 05, 2020 06:31 PM PHT

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