Posted on 06/22/2024 3:56:12 AM PDT by Libloather
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home was raided by the FBI over pay-to-play allegations against her boyfriend, a former aide claims - with the worker also revealing a huge upset in the pair's relationship.
The Democrat lawmaker's home on Maiden Lane was searched around 5:30 am PT Thursday.
Renia Webb, who served as Thao's chief of staff for 18 months, says she's been interview by federal agents and believes they may be looking into her boyfriend Andre Jones.
Webb - who says she ran her office and her campaign - accuses Jones of classic pay-to-play corruption, including trying to lobby for jobs for Thao's donors and allies.
She says that Jones' behavior bordered on ridiculous, with a stunt where he tried to involve his ex-wife in Thao's swearing in ceremony as mayor being the last straw for Webb before she quit. That incident is said to have left Thao in tears.
'And then finally, I was like, 'Andre, I don't know what's wrong with you, but you got to get the hell out of here.' I was like, this is too much. I don't know what's going on. Sheng was crying. She was like, why would you do this to me on my day like this is crazy.'
Meanwhile, Webb said she had spoken to the FBI earlier this year as part of an investigation into what was going on in the office.
'The line of questioning I could tell that they had already been looking into, you know, some of their kind of pay-to-play type of activities,' she told ABC7.
Webb also says that she was asked about a family close to the mayor who were also raided this week.
Agents carried out searches about three miles to the south at two homes owned by members of the politically influential...
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WHY did the TOTALLY CORRUPT FBI RAID A ANOTHER ONE OF THEIRS???
How come we have to get the news on these grifters all the way from the UK??? I guess American Journalism is in the toilet.
Too much working on DemoRAT propaganda instead of investigative reporting.
Oh, and another thing, stop sleeping with Black devils.
Too little, too late.
She’s probably got dirt on her hands because they all do. But isn’t this what politicians do? Rich donors finance things and expect favors in return. Another great use of FBI resources.
If Fani Willis had a sister...
Child of hmong refugees, born here and becomes a marxist anyway. The irony.
Someone wasn’t getting their piece of the action is my guess.
WHY did the TOTALLY CORRUPT FBI RAID A ANOTHER ONE OF THEIRS???
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https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/jim-jordan-asks-doj-watchdog-investigate-whether-fbi-purging-agents
There might be a wing of the FBI that actually does good things. Trump may have moles in the FBI who get the corrupt bosses in FBI to do some slam dunk cases to make the FBI look good.
Plus Sheng Thao is a complete “dufusette” and may be not following federal guidelines in using federal grants...hence the investigation.
Horse vomit, this is a cover story and a pretext.
The real reason was that she did things that implicated higher-ups, so she had to be stopped before those were made public.
The voters in Oakland seem to be fed up with the downfall of Oakland and just succeeded in getting a recall election for her on the ballot:
https://www.kalw.org/bay-area-news/2024-06-20/oakland-mayor-sheng-thao-to-face-fall-recall-election
My guess is, the progressive powers realize she will lose badly. This would not only be bad publicity for progressivism, though. Apparently the voters are completely fed up and taking it out on her. This could mobilize people to get out to the polls to vote against her in November. And oops, they might vote for Republicans, too. The Dems would never live down losing Oakland.
[She says that Jones’ behavior bordered on ridiculous, with a stunt where he tried to involve his ex-wife in Thao’s swearing in ceremony as mayor being the last straw for Webb before she quit. That incident is said to have left Thao in tears.
‘And then finally, I was like, ‘Andre, I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but you got to get the hell out of here.’ I was like, this is too much. I don’t know what’s going on. Sheng was crying. She was like, why would you do this to me on my day like this is crazy.’]
In Eden, women were to raise children and men were to expand the garden. Going against God’s original intention leads to weepy, feely leaders who generally fail. But Dems like failure because they hate God and all He has created. So there’s that.
It’s a hmong-gus scandal.
I saw this info.
UPDATE: The FBI Raid of Oakland Dem Mayor, Sheng Thao
Democrat Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and High Government Officials Allegedly Funded by Sex Trafficking Drug Ring
• Sources originally said the FBI raid involved four rental properties, the IRS and U.S. Postal Service.
—— Turns out, it goes much deeper…
• The raid exposed a complex web of alleged illicit activities involving high-ranking government officials and a notorious local business in Oakland, California.
• Andy Duong, of the Duong family, a family with deep Democratic ties to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, AG Rob Bonta, and Xavier Becerra. Ect etc…
—— Andy is the self-proclaimed proprietor of the now-defunct Music Cafe, used the cafe as a front for a sex trafficking and drug operation.
• This establishment, which also functioned as a karaoke lounge, was linked by state authorities to drug dealing, pimping, and human trafficking before its closure in early 2019.
• The recent FBI operations on June 20 encompassed searches at several locations, including the residences of Andy Duong, his father David Duong, Mayor Thao, and the offices of CWS.
• These raids have brought to light alleged financial dealings and contributions made to various political campaigns in the Oakland and South Bay areas.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/1/oakland-businessman-laundered-political-donations-/
“Investigators say Oakland businessman laundered political donations to now-mayor through karaoke bar”
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