Frego, a planet of considerable wealth, had been under the thumb of a criminal syndicate helmed by the Cobral family starting in 61 BBY. All of that began to change when Lena Cobral gave testimony before the Galactic Senate in 41 BBY, revealing that Frego's own Senator, Crote, was a patron of the Cobral family. This marked the start of a new era for Frego, even though the Cobral organization continued to exist on Naboo.
The people who lived on Frego were called Fregans.