Ex-Oakland mayor charged in corruption scheme that targeted opponents, enriched her lover

Former Oakland Democrat Mayor Sheng Thao Indicted On Bribery, Fraud Charges

Former Oakland Democrat Mayor Sheng Thao and three other individuals were indicted on federal corruption charges last week for their part in an alleged bribery scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that in addition to Thao, her longtime romantic partner, Andre Jones, and local businessmen David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong were also charged in the case. “In the weeks leading up to the City of Oakland mayoral election in N…

Former Oakland Mayor Charged In Alleged Corruption Scheme - Nemos News Network

Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three other defendants were charged by federal prosecutors in an eight-count indictment unsealed on Jan. 17 alleging the group participated in a bribery and corruption scheme that sought to benefit a company with nearly $90 million in city contracts.  The recently […]

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Ex-Oakland mayor charged in corruption scheme that targeted opponents, enriched her lover

Federal prosecutors have charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao with gifting government contracts and political influence to a prominent Bay Area family in exchange for negative ads about her opponents and a cushy, made-up job for her lover.

Former Oakland Mayor Charged In Alleged Corruption Scheme – altnews.org

Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three other defendants were charged by

Ex-Oakland mayor, co-defendants plead not guilty to federal bribery, corruption charges - Local News Matters

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner and a pair of influential Oakland business owners all pleaded not guilty to a rash of federal corruption and bribery charges last week.  Thao, her partner Andre Jones, David Duong and his son Andy were all named in a federal indictment that was unsealed Friday morning.All four were subsequently arraigned in U.S. District Court in Oakland, where they entered their pleas, posted bail and were r…