{"id":2356236,"date":"2024-10-17T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-mayor-demands-fbi-tell-residents-she-isnt-under-investigation-before-recall-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:38:00","slug":"oakland-mayor-demands-fbi-tell-residents-she-isnt-under-investigation-before-recall-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-mayor-demands-fbi-tell-residents-she-isnt-under-investigation-before-recall-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland mayor demands FBI tell residents she isn\u2019t under investigation before recall vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foakland-mayor-demands-fbi-tell-residents-she-isnt-under-investigation-before-recall-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oakland \u2064Mayor Sheng Thao is\u200c urging the FBI to publicly confirm her innocence following a federal raid on\u200d her home \u200bin June, as she faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-that-ties-tv-and-film-production-tax-credits-to-diversity-goals\/\" title=\"Newsom Signs Bill That Ties TV And Film Production Tax Credits To Diversity Goals\">recall election set<\/a> for November 5. Thao expressed frustration\u200b over not having received any communication from the FBI despite her lawyer&#8217;s inquiries, stating that the lack of\u2064 information could\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clark-colorado-ruling-will-help-pres-trumps-poll-numbers\/\" title=\"Colorado ruling boosts Trump&#039;s poll numbers, says Clark\">influence voters&#8217; perceptions<\/a>. She emphasized the\u2062 principle of being\u200d innocent \u2062until proven\u2063 guilty,\u200d appealing to voters to remember this. The mayor has been associated with allegations of\u2063 political corruption involving the Duong family, who are accused of running a bribery scheme and funneling campaign contributions to Thao&#8217;s campaigns \u200dthrough illicit means. Thao contends\u200d that these accusations must be addressed transparently to mitigate their \u200cimpact on her electoral\u200d prospects.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oakland mayor demands FBI tell residents she isn&rsquo;t under investigation before recall vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1761959\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oakland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oakland, California<\/a>, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3153829\/oakland-recall-city-political-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sheng Thao<\/a> called on the FBI to tell the public she is &ldquo;innocent&rdquo; of wrongdoing after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-border-city-officials-resign-after-fbi-raids-congressmans-home\/\" title=\"Texas Border City Officials Resign After FBI Raids Congressman\u2019s Home\">federal agents raided<\/a> her home in June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Thao, who is facing a myriad of challenges ahead of the Nov. 5 election, said it&rsquo;s imperative for the FBI to swiftly clear her name when she faces a recall vote, the embattled mayor told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/eastbay\/article\/oakland-mayor-thao-recall-19836393.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly four months have passed since the federal agency searched her house, but Thao said she&rsquo;s heard &ldquo;nothing&rdquo; from them, even though her lawyer sent the FBI a letter demanding answers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not appropriate to hear nothing from them. &hellip; We know that this is going to weigh a lot on our voters&rsquo; minds when they go to that poll booth,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But we know that here in the United States, that you are innocent until you are proven guilty. And I want voters to remember that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Eg9C2Tca9SA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criticizes FBI for raiding home, defends record amid recall election\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eg9C2Tca9SA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thao has been linked to political corruption allegations surrounding the powerful Duong family, which has been accused of laundering and operating a widespread bribery system targeting elected officials. Andy Duong and David Duong, owners of California Waste Solutions, donated substantial funds to Thao&rsquo;s City Council and mayoral campaigns, according to a Fair Political Practices Commission report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan California agency oversees the state&rsquo;s ethics and alleged that in 2019, Andy Duong gave Thao $9,900 for her City Council campaign by laundering it through 13 people. The FPPC wrote that Andy Duong &ldquo;created a campaign contribution laundering scheme to benefit his family-owned company, California Waste Solutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Duongs allegedly used &ldquo;straw donors,&rdquo; or people who give money to a campaign and are covertly reimbursed by the real donor, to disguise the money they were giving to Thao, according to Oakland&rsquo;s political watchdog, the Public Ethics Commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao speaks during a news conference at Laney College in Oakland, California, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FBI raided the homes of David Duong and Andy Duong on June 20, the same day the agency showed up at Thao&rsquo;s home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thao has expressed shock over the FBI raid and has staunchly defended herself from accusations of accepting bribes and engaging in other shady practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have a criminal record,&rdquo; she said this week. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even own any guns or anything like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The effort to recall Thao came even before the FBI&rsquo;s scrutiny of her became public. Her move to fire Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong in February 2023 sparked the movement from critics who were also concerned about the city&rsquo;s crime and homelessness problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1761959\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1761959\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland mayor urges FBI to confirm her innocence before recall vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2356237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Thao.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5591,3976,4602,16718,43220],"class_list":["post-2356236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fbi","tag-investigation","tag-mayor","tag-oakland","tag-recall-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Thao.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}