"David Duong, one of the Oakland businessmen indicted for allegedly bribing former Mayor Sheng Thao, is accusing federal agents of building their case against him on the word of a witness with a "decades-long history of fraud." In a court filing late last week, Duong's attorneys also accused the FBI of withholding key information from the judge who signed off on a search warrant of Duong's house last year. The motion was first reported on by KQED."
"In June 2024, federal agents raided the home of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her partner Andre Jones, and the homes of David and Andy Duong, the owners of California Waste Solutions, the city's curbside recycling company. Earlier this year, federal prosecutors unsealed indictments against all four, accusing them of orchestrating an elaborate bribery scheme. It's clear from the indictment that the feds' case relies heavily on information from a person referred to by prosecutors as "Co-Conspirator 1.""
David Duong, indicted alongside former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others, alleges federal agents built their bribery case on testimony from a witness with a decades-long history of fraud. Duong's attorneys contend the FBI withheld key information when seeking a search warrant for his home and business. Federal agents executed raids in June 2024 on multiple residences and seized numerous boxes of evidence. Prosecutors unsealed indictments accusing four people of an elaborate bribery scheme. Public records and interviews identify the key witness as Mario Juarez. Duong seeks suppression of physical and phone-record evidence and requests to question the FBI agent who obtained the affidavit.
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