Gavin Newsom’s Former Chief of Staff Arrested on Fraud Charges

Sean James Nov 12th, 2025, 5:02 pm

Dana Williamson , California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) former chief of staff, was arrested and charged with a number of crimes on Wednesday, including conspiring to move “approximately $225,000 in funds from a dormant political campaign” to an associate, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California.

Williamson and the associate, according to authorities, “funneled the money through various business entities and disguised it as pay for what was, in reality, a no-show job.” The alleged criminal behavior happened between February 2022 and September 2024.

Those alleged crimes coincided with Williamson being Newsom’s top aide between 2022 and December 2024

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