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Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest

State law prohibits politicians from using public funds to finance election campaigns

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her lawyer Jeff Tsai leave the Federal Building after appearing at the Federal Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., for her indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges by federal prosecutors on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Also, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, California Waste Solutions owners, Andy Duong, and his father, David Duong, were indicted. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her lawyer Jeff Tsai leave the Federal Building after appearing at the Federal Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., for her indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges by federal prosecutors on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Also, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, California Waste Solutions owners, Andy Duong, and his father, David Duong, were indicted. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Shomik Mukherjee covers Oakland for the Bay Area News Group
By | smukherjee@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group and | jrodgers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
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Leigh Hanson, then-Sheng Thao's chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaign debt, according to a text message.

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