Oakland FBI investigation: Ex-Mayor Sheng Thao indicted amid sprawling public corruption inquiry
A federal grand jury has indicted Oakland’s recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, a source with knowledge of the investigation told the Bay Area News Group — a stunning development in a federal public corruption inquiry that touched the highest levels of East Bay’s political class.
Former Oakland Mayor Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong after the F.B.I. raided her home.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criminally indicted in corruption investigation
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.
Former Oakland mayor indicted on bribery charges
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges. The U.S. attorney’s office unveiled the indictment Friday morning in downtown San Francisco. Prosecutors allege that Thao promised to extend the contract of a recycling company in exchange for financial benefits.
Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao indicted, accused of taking bribes for favors
Sheng Thao, the former Oakland mayor recalled by voters in November, has been indicted on federal corruption and bribery charges. She is accused of receiving a mailer campaign and cash payments for her longtime partner in exchange for city favors.
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