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fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

The FBI's Oakland corruption case relies heavily on the word of one man with a 'checkered past'

The morning of Jan. 17, 2025, federal prosecutors filed into a windowless room at the San Francisco federal building and lined up solemnly behind the podium. They were about to announce a bombshell political corruption case. Hours earlier they had unsealed an indictment charging Oakland's newly recalled mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner Andre Jones, and two local recycling moguls, David and Andy Duong, with orchestrating an elaborate bribery scheme.
US politics
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Atty. Gen. Bonta spent nearly half a million on attorneys. His political consultant explains why

Rob Bonta spent $468,000 in campaign funds on private attorneys while cooperating with a federal probe tied to alleged corruption involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Three unanswered questions about Oakland's federal corruption case

Federal corruption charges against former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao and associates remain unresolved as co-defendants challenge the credibility of a key FBI informant believed to be Mario Juarez.
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