Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao heads into recall election with FBI raid over campaign
OAKLAND, Calif. - It’s been roughly two months since the FBI raided Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home and there are roughly two months to go to the November recall election where voters will be asked if they want to remove her from office.
The raid and the recall didn’t start as connected, but Thao’s critics have certainly used the June 20 high-profile seizure of boxes from her home as ammunition that she should no longer be mayor.
But these critics don’t have proof of what she is accused of doing, and neither does the public.
As is policy, the FBI has remained mum on what agents were looking for. The mayor's raid came on the same day as the homes of the Duong family, a politically connected family who own Cal Waste Solutions, the city’s recycling company, who have been investigated by Oakland and the Fair Political Practices Commission over bundling of campaign contribution allegations.
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