Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her partner Andre Jones, and city contractors David and Andy Duong have been indicted for conspiracy, bribery, and other charges associated with an alleged “pay ...

Sheng Thao, Andre Jones, and the Duongs appeared before a judge at the United States Courthouse in Oakland around 11 a.m. Friday. In June, Thao and Jones' home was raided by FBI agents who were ...

Jones, well-connected in Oakland politics, first began dating Thao in the early 2010s when he was chief of staff for ...

Friday’s indictment by federal prosecutors charges former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao with “a corrupt relationship with her partner Andre Jones, and local businessmen, defendants David Duong and ...

Charged alongside her was her longtime boyfriend, Andre Jones, as well as David and Andy Duong, owners of a local recycling company, California Waste Solutions. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks ...

On Friday, Thao, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, David Duong and his son, Andy Duong were indicted by a federal grand jury. OAKLAND, Calif. - Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted by a ...

She did not answer any questions or offer any reaction to the indictment. Thao, her romantic partner Andre Jones, local businessman David Duong and his son, Andy Duong, were named in the grand ...

The arraignment followed the release of a bombshell federal indictment alleging a “pay-to-play” corruption scheme involving Thao, longtime romantic partner Andre Jones and two prominent businessmen ...

Thao, her romantic partner, Andre Jones, and father-and-son Andy and David Duong were indicted on bribery, conspiracy and fraud charges, the most serious of which carry prison sentences of up to ...