The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/28/more-sheng-thao-fallout-san-leandro-city-councilmember-charged-with-bribery-lying-to-fbi/There’s more dirty laundry coming out in the whole Sheng Thao mess, as San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo faces federal charges for taking bribes and kickbacks, and lying to the FBI about a $2,000 envelope of cash. Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been recalled from office, and hit with federal bribery charges alleging she and her boyfriend took a $95,000 bribe in order to steer city contracts to the people who allegedly bribed them. And those people who allegedly bribed them were father-and-son businessmen David and Andy Duong, who run Oakland’s curbside recycling program through their company Cal Waste Solutions, and th

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