Prominent Cali pols were arrested in a federal public corruption probe.
<><>Sean McCluskie, longtime aide to HHS Secy Xavier Becerra, pleaded guilty to related charges.
<><>political figure, Alexis Podesta, id’ed as a cooperating co-conspirator in the case.
<><>Dana Williamson was Newsom’s COS,
<><>she is charged with multiple counts of bank and wire fraud,
<><>and conspiracy to commit fraud related to a dormant campaign account
<><>She pleaded not guilty and was released on $500,000 bond.
<><>Greg Campbell, a connected lobbyist and ex-high-level staffer in the Cali Assembly, is implicated
<><>he has ties to Activision Blizzard, which began paying his lobbying firm in 2022.
Most of the Los Angeles 15 member city council and 5 member Board of Supervisors have been under investigation and or arrested over the past 10 years.
Gov Newsom has “lost” billions....