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Atty. Gen. Bonta spent $468,000 in campaign funds for attorneys during a federal investigation. Bonta had thought he might be a victim.

The probe involves former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Bay Area business owners accused in an alleged bribery and corruption scheme.

After the investigation became public, Bonta returned $155,000 in campaign donations from the Duong family.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta spent nearly half a million dollars in campaign funds last year on personal attorneys to represent him as he spoke to federal investigators about alleged corruption in Oakland.

Bonta paid about $468,000 to law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati last year from his 2026 reelect

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