Why does it often seem like there’s so little progress around homelessness? What can be done to make systems more effective? From the halls of government to the streets, I follow money and policies to examine what’s working, what’s not, and how it’s affecting people in Southern California.
The O.C. supervisor has agreed to plead guilty and resign in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars meant to feed needy seniors, following a months-long LAist investigation and federal probe. Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do at the O.C. Board of Supervisors meeting, on Dec. 19, 2023. Federal officials said Tuesday he has agree to plead guilty to bribery conspiracy and resign immediately.
Supervisor Do agreed to plead guilty and signed a plea agreement to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. He accepted over $550,000 in bribes for directing and voting in favor of more than $10 million in COVID funds to a charity affiliated with his daughter Rhiannon Do, according to a Starting last November, LAist reporting uncovered millions of taxpayer dollars Supervisor Do directed to his daughter’s nonprofit without disclosing the family relationship, and that have gone unaccounted for. LAist’s investigation reported Supervisor Do directed millions to the group using a process outside of public view, which was not illegal at the time.
"It’s our intention to demonstrate to the government the error of their ways if they think she’s done something wrong,” he said.
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