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A disgraced former OC supervisor is back in the news. Here’s why<\/p>\n
The board of Orange County\u2019s Medi-Cal insurer, CalOptima, voted Thursday to release a long-awaited audit of transactions touched by disgraced former county Supervisor Andrew Do during his time on the CalOptima board. The report could be released later this month after the board\u2019s outside legal counsel notifies individuals named in the report and gives them a chance to file a legal challenge.<\/p>\n
The backstory<\/p>\n
Do currently is serving a five-year prison sentence on a federal bribery charge stemming from his actions as a county supervisor. LAist, which first uncovered the misdeeds, also has reported on Do\u2019s relationship to several businesses<\/a> that gained lucrative contracts with CalOptima while Do was on the insurer\u2019s board.<\/p>\n What are the origins of the audit?<\/p>\n After Do pleaded guilty last year, CalOptima formed an ad hoc audit committee and voted to hire an outside firm to look into Do\u2019s time on the board. The audit was completed in late August, but the board thus far has been silent about its results.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n Individuals named in the report will have a week to file any legal challenges to the audit report\u2019s release. The soonest the public could see the report is Oct. 30, according to a CalOptima spokesperson.<\/p>\n