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.

A conversation about how federal prosecutors are expected to announce that former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is being indicted ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury, following an extensive FBI corruption investigation. The East Bay Times reports her partner, Andre ...

An attorney representing former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao spoke outside a federal courthouse and maintained his client's innocence.