Then-Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks to The Associated Press in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2024. Nathan Ellgren/AP/File AP —

A former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.

Dana Williamson was arrested and scheduled to make her first court appearance Wednesday in Sacramento. It was not immediately clear if she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf.

The federal indictment lists four other co-conspirators. It alleges that Williamson was part of a scheme involving Sean McCluskie, who was Becerra’s chief of staff at the time of the alleged conduct.

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