Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime partner and two local businessmen were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned by ...

Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong. She pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday. By Heather Knight and Amy ...

EAST BAY — A drumbeat of federal probes into alleged corruption across the East Bay’s political scene began in Oakland in June 2024 and appears to have spread to San Leandro and Contra Costa County.

OAKLAND — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s attorney is considering asking a federal judge to move his client’s upcoming bribery and fraud trial away from the city where Thao was ousted from office in ...