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and attorneys for andy duong said he is, "innocent of the charges. we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy in the past months in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless." this all comes two months after voters recalled thao from office. the charges did not come as a big surprise for her political opponents and a former thao staffer who became a whistleblower. da lin has that part of the story on the pay-to-play allegations since last year's fbi raids. he's live outside the oakland federal building with more reaction to today's indictment. >> reporter: many of thao's opponents say they aren't surprised and they feel vindicated. they've been sounding the alarm for a while now, but one of the first to speak up is thao's former chief of staff, renia webb. renia webb risked her career to blow the whistle on her former boss. >> i wouldn't sell out oakland for any amount of money, like i love oakland. we deserve better. >> reporter: when she alerted the city council in ea

duong released a statement which reads in part, andy duong is innocent of the charges.pt quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months, in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless. that is just some of the statement that was sent by the attorneys for andy duong earlier, just after the indictment announcement was handed down. >> it's interesting, like in all these pages of notes we have, i highlighted one phrase from the u.s. attorney's office the public, the public needs to know it can trust the people at city hall. that's what this comes down to. i cannot wait to hear from oaklanders. we're reaching out, of course, to former mayor shang tao. can i tell you our crews are busy there at the courthouse. they're working sources in oakland reading through this. this is far from over. honestly, it's just begun. beginning, right. we appreciate your joining us today for this breaking news and more. stay up to date through the fox local app. [music] you see it there. s n the qr code, download f

to which andy said money buys everything. prosecutors say checks started getting mailed to andre jones. some as large as $35,000. >> providing them as payments disguised as wages for a no show job for jones with the promise of additional payments all intended to benefit both thao and jones. >> reporter: today's indictment and the press conference held by the government earlier this morning was successful in grabbing headlines but what it did not do was serve the ends of justice. >> reporter: thao, jones and the duongs appeared in oakland where all four entered not guilty pleas. the former mayor appeared with her attorney who questioned the timing of this action and the indictment itself. >> the indictment itself is chock full of allegations. the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe will show my client has committed no crimes. >> mentioning the unnamed coconspirator may be a question of where the defense is planning to go. on the issue of identities, we heard from the assistant u.s. attorn

and attorneys for andy duong said he is, "innocent of the charges. we have kept quiet in the hope the government would correctly come to see through investigation that the allegations are baseless," and today's federal indictment is sending shock waves through the city of oakland as sara donchey follows some of the reaction coming in. >> after this big announcement today, some of sheng thao's political opponents were very quick to condemn the former mayor, perhaps totally unsurprising news there. former oakland city councilman loren taylor lost to thao in the 2022 mayoral race. he was one of the targets of all of those negative political mailers allegedly sent to try and boost thao's campaign. he said today," it's clear the alleged corruption had an impact on the outcome of the election." >> it's about oakland voters, their choice, their ability to have real representation being stolen and we have to restore the system, restore faith and trust in the system and we have to start working for oaklanders. >> and also organizers of the effort to recall sh

andy, you want to tackle that one. the trump case is no different than any other case that comes into his courtroom. >> i think it is different because the defendant is in the courtroom. alvin bragg's new york that doesn't often happen. we have criminals who commit very serious crimes who never actually get charged and never find their way into the courtroom. when they get into one of alvin bragg's courtrooms if they start out with a felony, if it gets down to a misdemeanor that's actually lucky for the public. very often there is not even misdemeanor dispositions. i just think it is like living in an alternative universe listening to these guys if you actually spend time in new york, if you grew up in new york like i did, and you saw the plummeting of crime from the 90s for the 25 years after that, which was accomplished by actual prosecution of cases, and then you have a district attorney who comes in with what he called the day one memo, which basically said there is a new regime in town and what we'll try is non-pr

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. >> former oakland mayor shengtao, her longtime romantic partner andre jones, and david and andy duong, father and son owners of california waste solutions, now all facing federal bribery and conspiracy charges. almost seven months after federal officials raided their homes. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley, and i'm karina nova. today, investigators detailed that pay to play scheme that included $95,000 in payments benefiting the former mayor and her boyfriend in exchange for the mayor's help in deals supporting the two businessmen. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has covered this story since the very beginning, and as the u.s. attorney announced, the result of months long fbi corruption investigation has come to this as often the case. >> the accused left a money trail from their deceptive acts of corruption. >> special agent linda nguyen, with the irs oakland field office, says the money trail led to a federal indictment that exposed a pay to play scheme where allegedly former oakland mayor xiang tao and her romantic partner andre jones, traded politi

here's a look at andy duong at the federal courthouse today. he's also accused of making false statements to government agents. >> examples of promises allegedly made by thao include her agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family, her agreement to insure the extension of a contract for recycling services that the city of oakland had with one of david and andy duong's companies, and her agreement to use influence to help appoint a high level city official to benefit the duongs' business interests. >> just before noon thao and her attorney walked out of the oakland courthouse and addressed reporters. >> the united states department of justice requires the government to look carefully at its prosecutions to insure that the actions that they take are not actions that are taken to affect the outcomes of elections and the timing of the investigative steps by the government in this case, including the unsealing of the indictment today, has called all of that into question. the mayor looks forward to defending herself

david and andy wong also declined to comment as they left the oakland federal building. lawyers for andy wong released a statement saying he is innocent and, quote, we look forward to clearing his good name before the court and a jury of his peers. the u.s. attorney's office says the fbi received a tip from the oakland ethics commission. the next court date is set for february 6th. reporting from the newsroom, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> worried about shang tao's indictment on federal corruption charges has sent shock waves through oakland politics. lauren taylor, who lost to tao by fewer than 700 votes in ranked choice voting when he ran against her in 2022 and has once again announced that he is running for oakland mayor, says he is outraged by the allegations. leaders of the recall effort that successfully removed from office say the federal charges validate the concerns they expressed all along. >> oakland oaks the recall effort, an apology or a thank you depending on which way you voted. because now we know that we have saved oakland a great deal of time,

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. >>> thao and davis and andy duong's are named in the indictment. they run callaway solutions, a recycling solution. stemming from a period before and after thao took office two years ago. oakland voters recalled her a monthing a. >> we are not just up here. i'm not your traditional politician. >> reporter: the illegal conspiracy began around october 22 before the november 2022 oakland mayoral election. weeks before that election, thao made commitments to take official actions, as mayor, that would benefit the duong's. >> reporter: from there, patrick robins gave a brief tour of the government's case against the former of mayor, alleged them offered up influence to two members of the politically influential family. >> and alleged promises made by thao including the agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family. her agreement to ensure the extension of contract for the recycling services that the city of oakland had. her agreement to use influence to benefit the business interest. >> reporter: in return, prosecutors say

federal prosecutors say the money came from the andy and david duong. their family runs california waste solutions and has other business interests. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the duong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the charges come nearly seven months after the fbi raided tao's home and properties belonging to the duong's. all four entered not guilty pleas. >> today, the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe, when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes. >> the attorneys for andy duong released this statement, quote, we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months, in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip and supposition stitched together by the fabrications and delusi

thao, her boyfriend, andre jones, and david and andy duong were named in the indictment. the duongs are a father and on pair who run cal waste solutions. the indictment spans a time period before and after thao took office two years ago. oakland voters recalled her two months ago. our wilson walker looked through the indictment and the allegations against thao. he picks up the story from here. >> we are not just up here. i'm not your traditional politician. >> the indictment alleges that the illegal conspiracy began around october 22 before the november 2022 oakland mayoral election. weeks before that election, thao made commitments to take official actions as mayor that would benefit the duongs. >> reporter: from there, first assistant u.s. attorney patrick robins gave a brief tour of the government's case against the former mayor of oakland. it alleges that sheng thao and her partner, andre jones, offered up city hallhall to two members of the politically influential duong family, david duong and his son, andy. >> examples of promises allegedly made by thao include her

federal prosecutors say the money came from the andy and david duong. their family runs california waste solutions and has other business interests. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the duong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the charges come nearly seven months after the fbi raided tao's home and properties belonging to the duong's. all four entered not guilty pleas. >> today, the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe, when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes. >> the attorneys for andy duong released this statement, quote, we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months, in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip and supposition stitched together by the fabrications and delusi

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let's go straight to cnn's andy scholes. andy, there's the statement from the sugar bowl. what are they saying? well, obviously, it just is this the last thing they obviously wanted to happen on the day where they play such, such a big event there in new orleans, the sugar bowl, always one of the biggest bowl games every single year there in new orleans in the french quarter. >> and this incident happened, you know, just a mile away from the stadium where the game is to be played. but the sugar bowl ceo jeff hundley put out a statement just a few moments ago saying the sugar bowl committee is devastated by the terrible events from earlier this morning. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. we're in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state and federal levels, and we'll communicate further details as they become available. now, the sugar bowl is the night game, pam. it's between notre dame and georgia. it's 8:45 p.m. eastern kickoff. so as you can imagine, you know, there's thousands of notre dame and georgia fans, you know, in the

a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murrayn his new role as coach. and we'll hear from great britain's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season. they've beaten them in the league this season and now have the advantage going into the second leg of the carabao cup semi—final. eddie howe�*s side came away with a solid 2—0 win at the emirates, in a frustrating match for the gunners. alexander isak made the most of his opportunity to put the away side ahead in the first half. that's 8 games in a row, he's scored, in all competitions. anthony gordon capitalised on some good build—up work with a tap in for the second. arsenal failed to convert their chances, gabriel martinelli and kai havertz going close — but they couldn't find the breakthrough. arsenal now with a job on their hands to get back into this, with the return leg at st james�*s park early next month. and a boost for totte

his son, andy also works at cal waste and co-owns the same housing company. leading up to oakland's 2022 mayoral election. federal prosecutors say sheng thao promised if she was elected, the city of oakland would buy housing units from the wongs in exchange, the indictment alleges the duong spent $75,000 on campaign mailers targeting her opponents. prosecutors say the duong also paid tao's partner, andre jones, $95,000 for a no show job with their housing company, meaning no work was ever expected. once tao was mayor, prosecutors allege she used her influence to help appoint a high level city official selected by the wongs, and requested that her staff tour the duong's housing company. it's clear that the federal government is taking this very seriously. michelle is the chair of the criminal justice department at cal state east bay. there certainly seem to be a lot of evidence that they have been able to obtain and list out in the indictment evidence made possible by a collaboration between the fbi, irs, and u.s. post office, evidence that also alleges tao, j

andy mccarthy on that coming up next.s this... >> the air is not healthy for people who are challenged from a respiratory standpoint. so if you don't have to come into an area that's so impacted, please don't. >> sandra: really important reminder that the air can be and is so toxic after all this. the los angeles officials there sounding the alarm of the dangers of the wildfire smoke, the risks and how people can stay safe. we'll have more from that just ahead. >> john: it is just behind the building behind me and we are awaiting a decision from the supreme court on whether it will step in and stop president-elect trump's sentencing in new york criminal court, which is scheduled for tomorrow. the state of new york's highest court has already refused to step in. let's bring in andy mccarthy, fox news contributor and former assistant u.s. attorney. we're watching to see what the supreme court might do in the next little while here, andy. the new york court of appeals, as it's known, the highest court in the state, they don'

david and andy wong also declined to comment as they left the oakland federal building. lawyers for andy wong released a statement saying he is innocent and, quote, we look forward to clearing his good name before the court and a jury of his peers. the u.s. attorney's office says the fbi received a tip from the oakland ethics commission. the next court date is set for february 6th. reporting from the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> shortly after tao's home was raided, we spoke to renee webb, telles former chief of staff, who served while tao was a city council member. webb resigned before tao took office as mayor. >> i wasn't surprised at all. you know, i was more like, finally, finally, the truth is going to come out. >> webb says she was subpoenaed to testify last month before a federal grand jury about tao and jones. webb tells ktvu once one reason she resigned was the mayor told her to keep quiet. when webb accused the mayor's partner of promising jobs to unqualified people. webb has since announced she is running for oakland mayor in this april speci

let's get right to cnn sports anchor andy scholes with the details on these preparations. andy. yeah, john. so, you know, there's going to be thousands of georgia and notre dame fans just walking through the french quarter down poydras street to get to the superdome for today's game. and instead of that normal energy for the sugar bowl fans, certainly going to feel a little uneasy after what happened. now, the superintendent of new orleans police says they're doing everything they can to make it safe there. take a listen. >> we have put officers out there as a grid, walking down the streets, every street in the french quarter looking for suspicious packages, bags, ice chests, you name it. >> and they have been walking it as a grid. we've been doing the same thing on poydras and all the accesses into the superdome. part of the safety plan is we have bomb dogs out there sweeping the superdome and all the exterior area, and we're locking that down. that will be locked down through the game tomorrow now, georgia's football team did hold a walk through at the superdome last night, wh

let's get straight to cnn's andy scholes. andy, we've got this new statement from the sugar bowl. what are they saying? >> well, pam, obviously the sugar bowl, they say they're devastated by what's happened there in new orleans overnight. both schools, notre dame and georgia who are playing in the sugar bowl there tonight, have both also put out statements saying they are just horrified by the tragic events that took place. and the georgia band also did put out a statement saying that all of their students and staff are safe. so we do know that when in regards to the georgia band, both teams and all the fans, of course, staying around the french quarter, but the sugar bowl, they did put out a statement. their ceo jeff hundley. he said the sugar bowl committee, devastated by the terrible events from early this morning. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. we are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available. now, you know the superdome, it's about a mile away

andy mccarthy will tell us what to know. dangerous winds threatening to ignite new fires in southern california. a new one overnight. good morning, i'm bill hemmer and we'll get it to live here in new york city. >> dana: that's a mouthful. we have a lot going on. a lot for you. i'm dana perino and this is "america's newsroom." excited to be with you this morning. wind and fire warnings are stretching up and down the california coast as crews struggle to contain the fires that have killed at least 24 people and burned more than 60 square miles. jonathan hunt is reporting live from pacific palisades the site of the largest fire. what do you see this morning, jonathan? >> good morning, dana. there is anxiety and fear here in the pacific palisades and across a huge swath of los angeles county and neighboring ventura county with the national weather service warning the santa ana winds and extreme fire danger are back in effect now. that warning came into effect about two hours ago. it is the precise and same warning we had exactl

david and andy wong also declined to comment as they left the oakland federal building. for andy wong released a statement saying he is innocent and, quote, we look forward to clearing his good name before the court and a jury of his peers. the u.s. attorney's office says the fbi received a tip from the oakland ethics commission. the next court date is set for february 6th. reporting in the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> that federal indictment says the illegal dealings first began back in october 2022. federal agents allege that tao made promises that would benefit the huang family if she was elected mayor. the huang family owns cal waste solutions, that's a recycling company based in oakland. in november of that year, tao won the race for oakland mayor, and in january 2023, she took office, promising change and a quick action to fix city streets. >> i know that we can come together to make sure that we are safer, cleaner and ensure that we're putting families first in the city of oakland. >> in june of 2024, the fbi raided tao's rental home. federal ag

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lawyers for andy duong released a statement that says in part, quote, our client and friend andy duong is innocent of the charges. we've kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months, in the hope that the government would come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless. we look forward to clearing his good name before the court and a jury of his peers. the judge did allow tao, jones and the wongs to remain free on unsecured bonds with some limits on travel, and they had to surrender their passports. the next court date is set for february 6th, and obviously central to this case, that unnamed coconspirator that we hear about in the indictment. >> is there any discussion about who that person may be? >> i asked both tao's attorney as well as the prosecutors. no one was named. there are thoughts that it could be a man named mario juarez. we've reported on him when the alameda county district attorney's office said in a court filing back in december that he was a go between with the wongs and jones. so we will see if that comes up. but at this point,

jeffries. >> andy. harris. andy. >> harris, one of the key members of the house freedom caucus. >> republican of maryland, did not vote, so johnson adding andy harris into the others. we have seen and heard not voting. that's five. that makes five republicans so far. jeffries as we kind of try to marinate on that and understand what it means. johnson i want to bring in manu raju. manu, i think it's really key to note that this is clearly a strategy that these republicans are holding out. um, and the question, as we've heard from some of our esteemed colleagues sitting with jake who have actually been in the house of representatives on the republican side, question is whether or not they're just doing this to for show or whether they're holding out or whether or not they're actually going to try to get something, or at the end they'll come around. >> johnson yeah, those are all key questions. >> and this is very much a strategic decision not to vote. dana, in fact, our colleagues who are now in the senate, in th

federal prosecutors say the money came from andy and david wong. the two on the right of your screen, their family runs california waste solutions and has other business interests. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the wong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the charges come nearly seven months after the fbi raided tao's home, and properties belonging to the wong's. all four entered not guilty pleas. >> the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe, when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes. >> the attorneys for andy wong released the following statement, saying in part, quote, we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past month, in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip and supposit

andy wong text back. prosecutors allege that wong funded a negative mailers campaign attacking tao's political rivals. they went out one week before the 2022 election. former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to tao in 2022, addressed the indictment friday. when we talk about a 677 vote margin, those fliers that were funded through this scheme clearly had a direct impact on the outcome of our election. the multi-year investigation was a coordinated effort with the irs, u.s. postal inspection service, the u.s. attorney's office, and the fbi. our cameras were there last june when agents from the fbi raided tao's home as part of the investigation. if convicted on all six counts, tao and jones both face a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison. jones and the wong's have also pleaded not guilty. andre, do you have any comments? emma goss for today in the bay. meanwhile, some candidates who are vying to replace tao are now weighing in. former congresswoman barbara lee says in part, quote, cit

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today, we also watched as andy duong arrived at the same courthouse in a white suit. right before this happened, federal prosecutors held a press conference detailing the indictment. they said the illegal scheme began in october of 2022, just a month before the mayoral, before the mayoral election. and the indictment alleges that tao made commitments to take official action that would benefit the duong. that includes an agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family. her agreement to ensure a contract extension that the city of oakland had with a recycling company owned by the duong, and her agreement to use her influence to appoint a high level city official to benefit the duong in exchange. >> the duong allegedly provided payments to tao and jones in various forms, including the financing of a negative mailer campaign targeting tao's political rivals and providing jones and tao with $95,000 in direct payments disguised as wages for a no show job. for jones. >> chen tao committed to extend the contract of the recycling company and buying

all four of the defendants, her, andre jones, her partner, and the two members of the duong family, andy and david duong, are inside. they all entered not guilty pleas. mayor tao was very quiet. she had brief answers, very calm, no signs of emotion. their defense attorney spoke afterwards, and the fbi, u.s. attorney's, postal investigators all announced the charges just hours ago at the federal building in san francisco. here's what they had to say. >> our communities depend on local government for critical services. the public needs to know it can trust those in charge of city hall to work for the best interests of the people of oakland. this public trust is broken when elected officials agree to a pay to play system to benefit themselves. >> the indictment repeatedly refers to an unnamed coconspirator who worked with the wongs. the indictment alleges former mayor sheng tao and her partner, andre jones, tried to cover up cash payments for a no show salary to jones from the dongs. it also alleges that they covered up funding for campaign mailers from david and andy duong, whose family op

andy duong would not answer questions as he entered federal % conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges in connection with former oakland mayor xiang tao. but the indictment says in exchange for future favors, contracts and political appointments, duong and his father, david duong, who own california waste solutions, funded a negative mailer campaign costing approximately $75,000 in support of tao's mayoral campaign. >> look, i am, i am angry. this is ridiculous that uh- democracy has been trampled on here in oakland. >> former council member lauren taylor was ahead at one point during the ranked choice voting tally by 3587 votes, but wound up losing the mayor's race by just 677 out of about 125,000 votes cast. the difference, according to taylor and his chief of staff, this mailer slamming taylor sent just days before the election. >> they obviously had darkened his his face and darkened his skin and had outrageous allegations. it just seemed incredibly unfair and disappointing in public. >> real estate agent and political activist mario suarez always said that he paid for the fliers a

she, her boyfriend, andre jones, and david and andy dwang were named in the indictment.are a father- son pair who run cal waste solutions, a recycling company. the indictment spans a period before and after she took office two years ago. oakland voters recalled her two months ago. our wilson walker looked through the indictment and the allegations against tao. he picks up the story from here. >> we are not just up here. i'm not your traditional politician. >> reporter: the indictment alleges that the illegal conspiracy began around october 22 before the november 2022 oakland mayoral election. weeks before that election, thao made commitments to take official actions as mayor that would benefit the duongs. >> reporter: from there, first assistant u.s. attorney patrick robins gave a briefbrief of the government's case against the former mayor of oakland that alleges that sheng thao and her partner, andre jones, offered up city hall influence to two members of the politically influential duong family. >> examples of promises allegedly made by tho include her agreement to pu

federal prosecutors say the money came from andy and david wong. their family runs california waste solutions and has other business interests. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the wong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the charges come nearly seven months after the fbi raided tao's home and properties belonging to the wongs. all four entered not guilty pleas. >> the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe, when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes, the attorneys for andy wong released this statement. >> quote, we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months and hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip and supposition stitched together by the fabrications and delusions of those wh

federal prosecutors say the money came from andy and david wong. their family runs california waste solutions and has other business interests. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the wong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the charges come nearly seven months after the fbi raided tao's home, and properties belonging to the wongs. all four entered not guilty pleas. >> the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe, when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes. >> the attorneys for andy wong released the following statement, saying, quote, we have kept quiet despite the media frenzy of the past months, in the hope that the government would correctly come to see through objective investigation that the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip and supposition stitched together by the fabrications and