Two high-ranking men in California politics were arraigned on felony conspiracy charges in federal court on Friday.

There are five co-conspirators in the bombshell case of political corruption and fraud.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, was the first to be charged on Wednesday, indicted on 23 fraud-related charges.

Sean McCluskie and Greg Campbell both entered not guilty pleas Friday in court, though they are expected to change their pleas to guilty at their upcoming court hearings over the next three weeks.

Sean McCluskie

Plea agreements are already on file for both men.

The fraud case alleges the five co-conspirators defrauded the federal government and took hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money to line their own pockets.

After the cou

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