‘I hate that f— playboy’: Thao’s fury at Vietnam trip fallout recounted by former staffer
Sheng Thao’s former chief of staff, Leigh Hanson, was questioned for several hours on the stand today about…
Thao trial opens with fiery allegations, strenuous disavowals
Federal prosecutors sought to portray former Mayor Sheng Thao as a greedy politician “who put her own monetary…
Jury seated in corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
A retail worker, a San Francisco-based security guard and a retired software engineer ranked among the dozen jurors…
Tax records of key FBI informant in Oakland corruption trial will remain a mystery
When a jury hears the corruption case against Sheng Thao and others beginning next week, one piece of…
Indicted Oakland businessman bundled money for Nikki Fortunato Bas’ 2024 supervisor campaign
It was March 1, 2024. Then-Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas was locked in a tight primary…
Oakland corruption trial: will Mario Juarez’s checkered past be put to the jury?
As the corruption trial of former Mayor Sheng Thao nears, prosecutors and defense attorneys are waging a last-minute…
Key witness’s past debated ahead of ex-Oakland mayor’s corruption trial
An attorney for one of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s co-defendants previewed a major element of their defense…
A guide to every witness listed in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s criminal case – East Bay Times
OAKLAND — The criminal case involving Sheng Thao has extended through the former mayor’s entire orbit, leading federal…
A guide to every witness listed in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s criminal case – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — The criminal case involving Sheng Thao has extended through the former mayor’s entire orbit, leading federal…
Here’s everyone testifying at Sheng Thao’s Oakland corruption trial
At the end of a week of explosive revelations in the federal corruption case involving former Oakland Mayor…
FBI informant already pleaded guilty in Sheng Thao corruption case
The FBI’s key informant in the corruption case against former Mayor Sheng Thao and others has already pleaded…
Bombshell court filing in former Oakland mayor’s corruption case alleges prostitutes, fake jobs and secret videos
The alleged pay-to-play bribery scheme between former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao and the city’s recycling contractor nearly unraveled…