Feds Expected to Push for 5 Years for Ex-Supervisor Andrew Do in Bribery Case

Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do to be sentenced Monday; attorneys still trading arguments over acceptance of responsibility

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is expected to learn on Monday, June 9, how long he will stay in prison for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes in a scheme involving the embezzlement of millions in COVID-relief funds. Do — once one of the leading Vietnamese-American politicians in Orange County — is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge James Selna in federal court in Santa Ana. Last year he signed a plea deal admitting to one charge o…

Feds Expected to Push for 5 Years for Ex-Supervisor Andrew Do in Bribery Case

Federal prosecutors are expected Monday to push for maximum punishment of five years behind bars for former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who resigned as part of his plea deal in a bribery scheme that also tainted his daughter. Do’s attorneys have requested just shy of three years in federal prison. Meanwhile, later Monday, a new co-defendant in the case — 61-year-old Thanh Huong Nguyen of Santa Ana — is expected to make his initial appear…

Feds Charge More Conspirators in OC Corruption Scandal

With the charging of Peter Pham and Thanh Nguyen, prosecutors are expanding a case that to date has primarily focused on County Supervisor Andrew Do.

Andrew Do’s buddy indicted: O.C. non-profit founder charged in $12M bribery and fraud scheme - New Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, California –The founder of a now-shuttered non-profit organization has been indicted on federal charges alleging he bribed then-Orange County Supervisor Andrew Hoang Do to obtain approximately $12 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related funds, pocketed the bulk of that money, then laundered it to avoid detection by law enforcement, the Justice Department announced on Friday.

OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Releases Statement on Indictment of Peter Pham, Founder of OC-Based Non-Profit at the Center of the Andrew Do Scandal - Fullerton Observer

Orange County Supervisor Vice Chair Katrina Foley released the following statement on June 6, 2025, in response to the federal indictment against Peter Anh Pham, founder of Viet America Society. Pham was charged with multiple counts of bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his alleged pocketing of $12 million in pandemic relief funds, in connection to former Supervisor Andrew Do.