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
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
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
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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Before FBI raids, the Duongs may have feuded with an Oakland businessman
Mario Juarez was shot at days before the FBI raided the homes of David and Andy Duong. The Duongs and Juarez were investors in a housing company.
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After FBI raids, Oakland City Council kills plan to strengthen government watchdog
Five councilmembers rejected a ballot measure that would have improved the city’s ethics commission, which is currently investigating cases involving current and former lawmakers.
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Darwin BondGraham covers Mayor Sheng Thao’s woes on KQED’s Forum
Darwin BondGraham, Oaklandside’s Senior News Editor, discusses the recent FBI raid, the latest of many struggles for the Oakland mayor.
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Kings of trash: How the Duongs built a business empire in Oakland
The family at the center of an FBI investigation has spent decades collecting cardboard and local politicians.
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After alleging corruption by Oakland officials, a congressional candidate gets a tough question
In a fiery speech in front of City Hall, Jennifer Tran accused Sheng Thao and others of a wide array of crimes. Reporters asked about donations to her own campaign.
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5 days after Oakland FBI raids, here’s what we do—and don’t—know
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.
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Oakland mayor and defense attorney part ways, but their stories don’t match
Sheng Thao says she ditched her attorney Tony Brass, while Brass says he withdrew as counsel.
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Oakland’s Duong family has showered money on politicians for decades
From Donald Trump to Kamala Harris, the Duongs and California Waste Solutions have spent big in politics. The FBI raided their homes last week.
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‘I am innocent,’ Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says in defiant first appearance since FBI raid
Oakland’s mayor says she’s not going anywhere and questioned the timing and reasoning for the FBI’s search of her home.
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s attorney insists Thao wasn’t target of FBI raids
Anthony Brass, a former federal prosecutor, issued a statement on the mayor’s behalf Friday.
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Where is Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao?
More than 24 hours after the FBI searched her home the mayor has remained silent about the raids.
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What we know about the FBI’s search of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home
The FBI hasn’t said what it’s looking for. But for years, state investigators have been scrutinizing how a major Oakland recycling contractor allegedly funneled money to politicians.
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FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
FBI agents carried out search warrants at the mayor’s house and a home owned by the city’s recycling contractor California Waste Solutions.
