Jan 17, 2025 · Andre Jones, the longtime boyfriend of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, was indicted in a federal bribery scheme tied to Thao's political ascension.

Jul 22, 2024 · Attention turned to another possibility: Andre Jones, the mayor’s romantic partner who shares the Oakland hills home with Thao and their two children, each from a previous relationship. The spotlight on Jones has widened over the past few weeks.

Jan 17, 2025 · OAKLAND – An eight-count indictment was unsealed today charging former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime romantic partner Andre Jones, and local businessmen David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong with bribery offenses, and charging Andy Duong with making false statements to government agents

Jan 17, 2025 · The indictment alleges that Thao and Jones accepted bribes from the Duongs in exchange for promising to extend their recycling services contract with the city and purchase modular housing units from a company the Duongs ran if Thao was elected in 2022. The Duongs own California Waste Solutions, which has a multi-million-dollar contract with Oakland to …

Jan 17, 2025 · Seven months after the FBI raided former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home, reports indicate that a federal grand jury had indicted her and her longtime partner, Andre Jones.

Jan 17, 2025 · Andre Jones, along with his partner Sheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland were criminally indicted by a federal grand jury after an FBI corruption investigation, arrives at the United States District Court in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Jun 21, 2024 · Mayor Thao's former chief of staff described an office filled with confusion and chaos - much of it centered around the mayor's partner, Andre Jones, and that finally led her to resign.

Dec 11, 2024 · Andre Jones, who is Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s partner, shields his face as he leaves Thao’s Oakland home in June.

Jul 26, 2024 · When federal agents raided Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home on June 20, they left not only with her cellphone and computer but also the phone belonging to her romantic partner, Andre Jones, the...

Jan 18, 2025 · Sheng Thao, Andre Jones and father-and-son Andy and David Duong were indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. At a Friday news conference, prosecutors used language reminiscent of mobster ...