SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo has been charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy as part of an alleged plot to accept bribes and kickbacks in exchange for helping a housing company secure lucrative city contracts.

The case was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ties to another suit and ongoing corruption probe

The federal charges come months after a lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court by former San Leandro City Manager Fran Robustelli against Azevedo and Councilmember Victor Aguilar.

Robustelli accuses the two of pressuring city leadership to declare a homelessness emergency that could have benefited a tiny-home company owned by Oa

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