California
Southern California supervisor to plead guilty in COVID funds corruption case
Andrew Do, now the former the District 1 supervisor for Orange County, is admitting to accepting bribes in order to funnel COVID funds to his daughters
An Orange County, California district supervisor has resigned from his post and agreed to plea guilty to federal corruption charges.
Andrew Do, now the former the District 1 supervisor for Orange County, will plead guilty to a felony federal charge for accepting more than $500,000 dollars in bribes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a news release.
Do accepted bribes to vote in favor of giving more than $10 million in COVID funds to a charity affiliated with one of his daughters, prosecutors said.
The 62-year-old former supervisor was part of the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors, which controls a $9 billion annual budget.
Paul Meyer, the attorney representing Do, told USA TODAY on Tuesday that “out of respect for the legal process, no statement is appropriate at this time.
“However, it is appropriate to convey Andrew Do’s sincere apology and deep sadness to his family, to his constituents in District One and to his colleagues,” Meyer said.
What is Do pleading guilty to?
In the plea agreement obtained by USA TODAY, Do is admitting to accepting $500,000 in bribes beginning in 2020 in exchange for voting in favor of sending millions of dollars to the Viet America Society.
“The money he misappropriated and accepted as bribe payments was taken from those most in need – older adults and disabled residents. Our community deserved much better,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement.
Officials also said that the charity used the funds from the county to pay a business identified in court records as “Company #1.” The company received more than $3 million in payments over an almost three-year period.
After the charity increased the payments to “Company #1” to $108,000 a month, the unnamed company then began paying Rhiannon Do, the supervisor’s daughter, $8,000 a month, prosecutors say.
By February of this year, officials say she had already been paid $224,000. Moreover, Andrew Do in his plea agreement admitted that the unnamed company transferred more than $380,000 to an escrow company that his daughter used to purchase a home in Tustin, California.
Do also admitted to receiving other bribes disguised as payments to other companies that were then funneled to his other daughters.
“No one is above the law in Orange County and these charges should serve as a powerful warning to elected officials everywhere that actions have consequences and justice will be swift and it will be decisive,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.
Once Do enters his plea, he could face a maximum of five years in federal prison.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
California
More SoCal rallies for and against military action in Iran expected on Sunday and Monday
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Worshippers across Los Angeles were met with an increased law enforcement presence on Sunday as police and sheriff’s deputies stepped up patrols outside mosques, synagogues and cultural landmarks following the strikes on Iran.
Local officials said there are no credible threats to Southern California, but the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department heightened visibility as a precaution to ensure communities stay safe.
More demonstrations tied to the attack on Iran are expected Sunday and Monday. Several protests were held across Southern California on Saturday.
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While Iranian-Americans celebrated in Westwood, protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks against Iran.
While some groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest the strikes, others assembled in Westwood to celebrate “the fall of the Ayotollah,” according to organizers.
Authorities said they will continue monitoring events as the region prepares for additional gatherings in the days ahead.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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Six planets to align in “planetary parade” above California. Here’s how to see it.
A rare celestial event will be taking place in the sky above California on Saturday night, as six planets are expected to be visible in what is being called a “planetary parade.”
Look towards the western horizon 30-60 minutes after sunset. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be lined up along an arc, visible to the naked eye creating a literal parade of planets.
The alignment only occurs every few years, with the next one not until 2028.
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky, but the addition of Venus and Mercury make this planet lineup particularly noteworthy.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, there will be some cloud coverage Saturday evening, but it should be in the high levels of the atmosphere so hopefully the horizon remains clear. In Los Angeles and San Diego, the forecast is expected to be clear.
Meanwhile, the planetary parade may not be visible in the northern part of the state, with cloudy conditions expected Saturday night in Sacramento, and possible showers and thunderstorms in Eureka and Redding.
People with telescopes and binoculars will also be able to see Uranus and Neptune as well.
For amateur astronomers, this also would be a fun time to test out your telescope skills by checking out Jupiter’s many moons or Saturn’s rings.
Please note that if your view is obscured by buildings, trees or hills, you won’t see the parade because it will appear very low on the horizon.
The nontechnical term is Parade of Planets, but the technical term is planetary alignment. Basically, it’s just the name for what happens when the planets and sun line up in the sky, these happen during events called oppositions and conjunctions.
Opposition is the term for when a planet is directly opposite the Earth from the Sun. Meanwhile, conjunction is when they are aligned with each other and is when we get the best views of the planets.
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