The key players include recently recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime boyfriend Andre Jones, and owners of a waste company that allegedly influenced local leaders behind closed doors.
Oakland mayor Sheng Thao holds her prepared statement in her hand while waiting to be introduced before a press conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2024. This was the mayor’s first public appearance since her home was raided by the FBI two days ago. her longtime romantic partner and the owners of a waste company in a bribery scheme that allegedly influenced city government behind closed doors.
Patrick D. Robbins, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, in conjunction with FBI, IRS and US Post Office announce the indictment of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, and businessmen David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong with bribery offenses at a press conference at the Federal Building in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.
Approached by a reporter, she declined to comment and directed questions to her attorney. Tsai said he planned to address the media after Thao’s initial appearance and arraignment Friday morning.She later plead not guilty in court to charges that include conspiracy, bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud and honest services wire fraud.
Neither man acknowledged a reporter who asked the two men questions after the entered the courthouse.
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