Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, 3 others indicted in bribery scheme
Federal authorities on Friday morning announced details of an indictment against recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend, and two members of the politically influential Duong family on corruption charges.
Who is the Oakland city official allegedly placed in power through Mayor Sheng Thao’s ‘bribery deal’?
The appointment reflects a key component of the alleged conspiracy: to fill major city staff roles with people who could favor Thao’s campaign backers for heavy public funding.
Former Oakland Mayor Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong after the F.B.I. raided her home.
Former Oakland mayor, longtime partner indicted in alleged bribery scheme
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime partner and two local businessmen were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned by the men in exchange for money and benefits to Thao and her partner.
Oakland corruption probe: Here’s who the feds indicted
OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping grand jury inquiry that appeared to target the highest levels of the East Bay’s political scene.
Update: Former Mayor, Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty To Federal Bribery, Corruption Charges
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 Friday. Thao, her partner Andre Jones, David Duong and his son Andy were all named in a federal indictment that was unsealed Friday morning.
Former Oakland mayor indicted on bribery charges
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges stemming from an FBI investigation into an alleged payment scheme with a Bay Area trash hauler.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criminally indicted in corruption investigation
Thao has maintained her innocence and denied she is at the center of a public corruption scandal. She has largely laid low since being recalled in November.
Who are the Duongs, family charged in Sheng Thao's indictment?
The Duong Family owns Cal Waste Solutions, Oakland's recycling company, which also provides junk pick-up in San Jose, and an ...
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The key players include recently recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime boyfriend Andre Jones, and owners of a waste company ...
Sheng Thao pleads not guilty to federal charges
Federal law enforcement officials held a news conference Friday morning to release details about a grand jury indictment of ...
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Who is Andre Jones, tied in FBI bribery scheme with Sheng Thao?
Jones, Thao, and local businessmen David Duong and his son Andy Duong all face criminal charges in the bribery scheme uncovered by the FBI. These charges include bribery concerning programs receiving ...
‘Money buys everything’: Feds unmask bribery network that allegedly controlled Oakland’s government in secret
Federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed an indictment charging Oakland’s former Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime romantic ...