‘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…
Ex-Oakland mayor’s chief of staff takes stand in corruption trial
Time and again, ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s chief of staff clashed with her boss on proposals that played…
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 selected in former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s corruption case
A jury was selected Tuesday in the federal trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants,…
Opening statements begin in former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s trial on corruption charges
Opening statements in the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three others began on Wednesday…
Ex-Oakland mayor Sheng Thao’s corruption trial starts this week. Here’s what to know
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is on trial in federal court in connection with a complex corruption scheme…
Oakland corruption case: What to know as former Mayor Sheng Thao’s trial begins
OAKLAND — In the most dramatic chapter yet of a corruption case that has rocked the East Bay’s…
Oakland corruption case: What to know as former Mayor Sheng Thao’s trial begins
OAKLAND — In the most dramatic chapter yet of a corruption case that has rocked the East Bay’s…
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…
Sheng Thao bribery trial explained: Key facts and what to expect
Starting next week, former Mayor Sheng Thao will appear in Courtroom 1 of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal…
Oakland Bribery Case: Thao, others accused of trying to kill story of alleged sexual misconduct
A federal judge has ruled that jurors may hear allegations that former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others…
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…