The FBI raid of Former Mayor Sheng Thao's home along with their indictment of her after she was recalled shows corruption was significant.
The Duong father and son family has been influential in Oakland to the extent where Thao as Mayor appointed their preferred choice to serve as project manager f…
The FBI raid of Former Mayor Sheng Thao's home along with their indictment of her after she was recalled shows corruption was significant.
The Duong father and son family has been influential in Oakland to the extent where Thao as Mayor appointed their preferred choice to serve as project manager for the Oakland Economic and Workforce Development Department. He resigned in wake of this scandal.
One of the allegations in the indictment unsealed Friday is that, "Once in office, Thao took steps to carry out her end of the corrupt arrangement, including using her influence to help appoint a high-level City of Oakland official."
The indictment states that the city official was to be approved by David and Andy Duong - the father and son of a high-profile family in Oakland, which has contracts with the city for its recycling program.
"The Duong's have been well-known entities in Oakland politics for more than a decade. And the concerns about them have been well known," says Berton.
One of the allegations in the indictment unsealed Friday is that, "Once in office, Thao took steps to carry out her end of the corrupt arrangement, including using her influence to help appoint a high-level City of Oakland official."
The indictment states that the city official was to be approved by David and Andy Duong - the father and son of a high-profile family in Oakland, which has contracts with the city for its recycling program.
"The Duong's have been well-known entities in Oakland politics for more than a decade. And the concerns about them have been well known," says Berton.
The East Bay Times identified the alleged individual to be Larry Gallegos. He is listed on the city's website as a project manager for the Economic and Workforce Development Department. In a statement to ABC7 News on Tuesday, the City of Oakland confirmed that Gallegos resigned on Friday.
There are now concerns about the recycling contract with the Duong's company: California Waste Solutions.
"The contract, it must have an out clause. And any city councilmember who wants to raise concerns with who the City of Oakland does business with, now would be the time to speak up," Berton says.
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The FBI raid of Former Mayor Sheng Thao's home along with their indictment of her after she was recalled shows corruption was significant.
The Duong father and son family has been influential in Oakland to the extent where Thao as Mayor appointed their preferred choice to serve as project manager for the Oakland Economic and Workforce Development Department. He resigned in wake of this scandal.
https://abc7news.com/post/sheng-thao-latest-oakland-city-employee-resigns-following-grand-jury-indictment-former-mayor-duong-family/15823741/
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One of the allegations in the indictment unsealed Friday is that, "Once in office, Thao took steps to carry out her end of the corrupt arrangement, including using her influence to help appoint a high-level City of Oakland official."
The indictment states that the city official was to be approved by David and Andy Duong - the father and son of a high-profile family in Oakland, which has contracts with the city for its recycling program.
"The Duong's have been well-known entities in Oakland politics for more than a decade. And the concerns about them have been well known," says Berton.
One of the allegations in the indictment unsealed Friday is that, "Once in office, Thao took steps to carry out her end of the corrupt arrangement, including using her influence to help appoint a high-level City of Oakland official."
The indictment states that the city official was to be approved by David and Andy Duong - the father and son of a high-profile family in Oakland, which has contracts with the city for its recycling program.
"The Duong's have been well-known entities in Oakland politics for more than a decade. And the concerns about them have been well known," says Berton.
The East Bay Times identified the alleged individual to be Larry Gallegos. He is listed on the city's website as a project manager for the Economic and Workforce Development Department. In a statement to ABC7 News on Tuesday, the City of Oakland confirmed that Gallegos resigned on Friday.
There are now concerns about the recycling contract with the Duong's company: California Waste Solutions.
"The contract, it must have an out clause. And any city councilmember who wants to raise concerns with who the City of Oakland does business with, now would be the time to speak up," Berton says.