The Public Ethics Commission helped break two major scandals last year involving Oakland mayors. But budget cuts and a ...

Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury — a blockbuster blow to the struggling Bay Area city already ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- As federal officials indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, city leaders who worked alongside the politician reacted to the corruption accusations. Walking out of the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The federal indictment against recalled Mayor Sheng Thao and three others detailed alleged bribes spent on a negative mailer that helped Thao just before the Oakland mayor ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges stemming from an FBI investigation into an alleged payment scheme with a Bay Area trash hauler.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime partner and two local businessmen were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned ...

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As former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao awaits her next court date on federal bribery charges, one of her former staffers claims she was alerted years ago to the alleged crimes. Just weeks after a ...

Former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in November, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges. In addition to Thao, the Justice Department ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao stands in front of the United States District Court for a press conference following her arraignment of federal charges in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Rivals of recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao react to indictment 03:56 The federal corruption charges against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao did not come as a surprise to many of her political ...

Report: Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao facing criminal charges 03:39 After months of maintaining her innocence, recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing criminal charges from a federal grand ...