The head of the now-defunct Westminster nonprofit that bribed former County Supervisor Andrew Do with over half a million dollars is now facing 15 criminal charges from federal prosecutors, who late Friday described him as a “fugitive from justice,” in their announcement of the case.

Peter Pham, the former head of the Viet America Society, is accused of pocketing most of the $12 million the nonprofit he led received via county contracts to feed the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic alongside Thanh Nguyen, the former head of the Hand to Hand Relief Organization.

“After receiving county funds, Pham and Nguyen transferred most of the money to other entities they controlled,” prosecutors wrote in a Friday statement. “They then spent large portions of the funds to pay personal expenses suc

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