"Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been recalled from office, and hit with federal bribery charges alleging she and her boyfriend took a $95,000 bribe in order to steer city contracts to the people who allegedly bribed them. And those people who allegedly bribed them were father-and-son businessmen David and Andy Duong, who run Oakland's curbside recycling program through their company Cal Waste Solutions, and then branched into a tiny homes for the homeless company called Evolutionary Homes."
"San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo had his home raided too, and in June, he was informed he was a target of the federal investigation. The question was Azevedo lives in San Leandro, what could he have to do with the Sheng Thao scandal? Now we know. The Chronicle reports that Azevedo was been charged with two felonies by the Justice Department: conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and making false statements to the FBI."
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled and charged with federal bribery alleging a $95,000 payment to steer city contracts to father-and-son businessmen David and Andy Duong of Cal Waste Solutions and Evolutionary Homes. The Duongs were also charged with bribery. San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo was raided, named a target, and charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI. Prosecutors allege the Duongs offered Azevedo a deal to steer San Leandro contracts, that Azevedo created an LLC and a bank account in his wife's name to conceal kickbacks, and that Andy Duong handed Azevedo a $2,000 cash envelope. Azevedo says the payment was a reported 2022 campaign donation.
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