The recalled Oakland mayor was accused by federal prosecutors of a "corrupt agreement" to hand city contracts and steer city appointments to benefit the Duong family.

Federal authorities on Friday charged Thao; her boyfriend, Andre Jones; and local business owners David and Andy Duong with ...

Sheng Thao, Andre Jones, and the Duongs appeared before a judge at the United States Courthouse in Oakland around 11 a.m. Friday. In June, Thao and Jones' home was raided by FBI agents who were ...

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.

A top city official he didn’t believe Thao’s choice was qualified. But the mayor wanted the staffer in her close circle, the ...

The Duong Family owns Cal Waste Solutions, Oakland's recycling company, which also provides junk pick-up in San Jose, and an integrated waste management facility in their native Vietnam.

Andre Jones, Thao’s longtime boyfriend, and David and Andy Duong, who own Cal Waste Solutions, a recycling company in Oakland ...

As former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao awaits her next court ... The bribery investigation into Thao, her longtime partner Andre Jones, and local businessmen David and Andy Duong, had started before ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao allegedly promised to use city funds to buy homes and extend a recycling contract with the ...

Federal authorities on Friday morning announced details of an indictment against recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao ... or ...

The federal corruption charges against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao did not come ... of pay-to-play schemes involving Thao's boyfriend, Andre Jones. Webb first raised alarms in early 2023 ...