"A defendant in the bribery and corruption case surrounding former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao allegedly took a secret, compromising video of Attorney General Rob Bonta. That's just one of the explosive accusations in a letter obtained by ABC7 I-Team's Dan Noyes that appears to have sped up the FBI investigation. The letter may also help to explain why the Bonta spent $468,000 of campaign contributions on legal fees, to help him deal with FBI investigators."
"In the letter dated May 9, 2024, to Attorney General Rob Bonta, Mario Juarez writes about his business partners from Oakland-based California Waste Solutions: "I have firsthand knowledge of various criminal activities perpetrated by the Duong family, including money laundering, illegal political donations, falsification of contracts, and exploitation of straw donors. These activities extend to facilitating prostitution for elected officials, including minors.""
"Juarez was partners with David and Andy Duong in Evolutionary Homes, a company that converted shipping containers to housing for the homeless. But Juarez writes that on May 3, 2024, the Duongs locked him out of the showroom on the Oakland waterfront, and that they ordered an attack by a group of armed men. "I was threatened with firearms and a knife, assaulted, and robbed of"
A defendant allegedly took a secret, compromising video of Attorney General Rob Bonta amid a bribery and corruption case linked to former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. A May 9, 2024 letter from Mario Juarez alleges the Duong family engaged in money laundering, illegal political donations, falsified contracts, exploitation of straw donors, and facilitation of prostitution for elected officials, including minors. The letter appears to have accelerated an FBI investigation. Juarez alleges he was locked out of a showroom, threatened with firearms and a knife, assaulted, and robbed. Bonta has not been charged, and $468,000 in campaign funds were spent on his legal fees.
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