SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) — An audit commissioned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors following a corruption scandal involving one of its members has been released.
It comes after former Supervisor Andrew Do was sentenced to five years in federal prison for accepting bribes in exchange for funneling millions of dollars to a charity affiliated with his daughter.
Phase one of the audit, conducted by Weaver, analyzed 145 contracts considered high priority, totaling $486 million. In total, Weaver will be assessing 2,552 county contracts totaling $4.2 billion.
“It’s unbelievable,” said Orange County District One Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
Janet Nguyen said her district is still feeling the impact from the actions of her predecessor, Andrew Do. She said she is not surprised by the findings of the 230-page audit.
“Our district became the victim of his scheme,” Nguyen said. “We continue to not have the funding to help our district, while other supervisors’ offices are continuing to support their offices or their district. We don’t have any funding.”
In June of 2025, Do was sentenced after striking a plea deal. Federal investigators say he accepted more than $500,000 in bribes for directing more than $10 million of COVID-19 relief funds to a charity linked to his daughter.
His actions triggered this audit which shows the corruption went far beyond that one charity.
A federal judge ruled that Andrew Do owes the money for his conviction in a bribery scheme, which diverted millions in COVID-19 relief funds.
Do’s attorney told Eyewitness News it would be inappropriate to comment on the audit’s findings.
The audit found that Do awarded contracts to specific businesses that employed family members, contributed to his campaigns, or benefitted him personally. It says the contracts were granted without board approval or competitive bidding.
It also found that Do and his chief of staff established a culture where their decisions were not to be questioned.
Two of the many contracted companies highlighted in the report are 2T Media, which received more than $600,000 taxpayer dollars for work affiliated with the area’s Tet and Moon festivals, and HD Entertainment, which was run by Peter Pham who was also indicted and is now a fugitive of justice.
2T Media did not return a request for comment.
“Hopefully this would give an incentive to the feds, to the DA, to continue looking and to continue to hold everybody accountable,” Nguyen said.
The audit also offers a list of recommendations, including adopting standardized invoicing requirements, updating the county’s code of ethics, standardizing monitoring requirements and enhanced training focused on fraud.
“I think one of the key takeaways for our office is that they were previously not checking even something as simple as a 501(c)(3), whether it’s a real nonprofit,” said Orange County District Five Supervisor Katrina Foley.
Foley said Do’s actions have already led to more oversight in the county’s procurement process. She said the county has recovered $3.7 million, but as phase one of the audit shows, there’s much more work to do.
“We’re going to keep pursuing those claims and try to get the money back for the taxpayers,” Foley said.
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