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Three decades after David Duong won his first recycling collection contract in Oakland, the trash tycoon appeared in federal court, charged along with his son with giving former Mayor Sheng Thao and her boyfriend kickbacks in exchange for support in obtaining lucrative contracts.

Sheng Thao, the former recalled mayor of Oakland, California, faces corruption charges related to her boyfriend and two others, authorities said.

At Friday’s news conference in San Francisco, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Robbins described how the charges lay out “a corrupt scheme in which the defendants used bribes, wire fraud, mail fraud and other illegal practices to manipulate and corruptly influence the levers of local government.”

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Seven months after the FBI raided Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, reports indicate that a federal grand jury had indicted her and her longtime partner, Andre Jones.

Seven months after the FBI raided Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, reports indicate that a federal grand jury had indicted her and her longtime partner, Andre Jones.

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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.