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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,703 - Recalled Dem Progressive Oakland mayor indicted on federal corruption charges
Description: Former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in November, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges.
In addition to Thao, the Justice Department charged her boyfriend, Andre Jones; the head of a local waste company, David Trung Duong; and Duong’s son, Andy Hung Duong.
In October 2022, Thao allegedly agreed to extend a city recycling services contract with California Waste Solutions, purchase housing units from the Duongs and use her influence to help them.