Former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao indicted months after being recalled

Sheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, California has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The indictment comes seven months after an FBI raid on Thao’s home and two months after she was recalled by voters in Oakland. The anonymous source interviewed by the Chronicle added that the formal announcement of the indictment is scheduled to happen on Friday, so little is known about what exactly Thao will be charged with. On Thursday the US attorney’s office issued a press advisory stating that the FBI, US Postal Service and US Internal Revenue Service

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