David Duong, head of California Waste Solutions, is charged with bribery and kickback schemes involving Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Federal prosecutors allege Duong funneled money to Thao's campaign and romantic partner, aiming to secure lucrative city contracts and influence appointments.
with a series of raids targeting the homes of Thao, as well as the owners of California Waste Solutions, the city’s recycling contractor.
The indictment unsealed Friday claims that David Duong paid $75,000 to help fund a controversial mailer that targeted Thao’s political opponents just days ahead of the 2022 election. “The deal is the deal,” David Duong allegedly told an unnamed co-conspirator. Duong went on to urge the co-conspirator to comply with their pre-determined deal, so that she didn’t have any “liability” or “trouble.”
The investigation alleged he kept a drawer full of cash while advising his father on how to funnel money to politicians he deemed friendly. While under suspicion by ethics investigators, Andy Duong took a trip to the Philippines with Attorney General Rob Bonta, whom he called his “brother.” Their relationship was such that Andy Duong once recommended his father give money to Bonta, stressing that he was someone who would “deliver whatever we ask for.
The two met while working for former Oakland Councilperson Rebecca Kaplan — he as Kaplan’s chief of staff, and she as an intern. He left Kaplan’s office in September 2017 to work for the Bureau of Cannabis Control. But it remained unclear where he went to work since leaving the cannabis agency in 2021, and he’s managed to keep a low profile since the June raids.
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