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New documents shed light on Sheng Thao’s behind-the-scenes boyfriend
On the day Sheng Thao was sworn-in as Oakland’s new mayor in January of 2023, she was flanked on stage by her family, ...
Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaign ...
Staffers with ties to recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired in city hall shake-up
Oakland voters recalled Thao from office back in November, but her legal troubles started in June when the FBI raided the ...
Ex-Oakland mayor, boyfriend, waste company execs indicted in sprawling corruption probe
Federal officials announced Friday that they have indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on bribery charges, along with her ...
Thousands of Oakland docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit
The records, newly released to the public, shed light on the events leading up to a bombshell corruption investigation ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Suspect in Oakland shootout with witness in Sheng Thao corruption probe speaks out
believed to be "co-conspirator 1" - an important key witness - in the federal corruption indictment against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, and the owners of California ...
Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
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Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
OAKLAND — Nearly six months after Sheng Thao took office, she still owed tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign manager who had helped deliver her a victory. Long-established state law ...