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FBI demand records from Oakland mayor’s office, other city officials

by Eli Wolfe and Darwin BondGraham July 8, 2024, 3:55 p.m.July 9, 2024, 4:02 p.m.

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed documents about California Waste Solutions and the Duong family.

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AG Rob Bonta received campaign funds from owners of Oakland karaoke bar raided for drugs, sex trafficking

by Darwin BondGraham July 3, 2024, 5:27 p.m.July 9, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

Music Cafe and its managers—targeted for ketamine sales and sex trafficking in 2018—provided California’s top law enforcement officer with $37,000.

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FBI raids in Oakland: A timeline of key events and relationships

by Jose Fermoso and The Oaklandside July 1, 2024, 2:32 p.m.July 9, 2024, 3:58 p.m.

Over a decade ago, California Waste Solutions won a major city contract. Then, allegations of laundered political money surfaced. Now, the FBI is hovering over Oakland. Here’s an evolving list of dates and records.

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Andy Duong allegedly laundered donations to Oakland officials through Chinatown karaoke bar

by Darwin BondGraham June 29, 2024, 2:45 p.m.July 9, 2024, 3:56 p.m.

Investigators claim Duong—whose home was searched by the FBI on June 20—was affiliated with the “Music Cafe,” a bar infiltrated by undercover law enforcement in 2018.

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Kings of trash: How the Duongs built a business empire in Oakland

by Natalie Orenstein, Callie Rhoades and Eli Wolfe June 26, 2024, 4:23 p.m.July 9, 2024, 3:48 p.m.

The family at the center of an FBI investigation has spent decades collecting cardboard and local politicians.

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5 days after Oakland FBI raids, here’s what we do—and don’t—know

by Darwin BondGraham June 25, 2024, 5:50 p.m.July 9, 2024, 3:45 p.m.

We don’t know if Sheng Thao committed a crime, what the FBI was looking for in her home, how the Duong family is related to any of this, and much more.