FBI agents conducted a raid on a residence owned by Oakland’s Democrat Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday morning.
According to KRON 4, FBI agents arrived at Thao’s property located on the 100 block of Maiden Lane in Oakland.
An FBI spokesperson informed the press that agents were carrying out “court-authorized law enforcement” activities at Thao’s property.
The details of the FBI’s investigation are still undisclosed, but sources indicate that the case involves the IRS and the US Postal Service. Confirmed locations raided by federal officials include Mayor Sheng Thao’s residence on Maiden Lane in the Oakland Hills, the office of California Waste Solutions, Andy Duong’s home on View Crest Court, and David and Linda Duong’s home on Skyline Blvd, both associated with California Waste Solutions.
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UPDATE: Several FBI agents exit Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home carrying boxes as part of a search warrant operation.
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) June 20, 2024
Live video: https://t.co/iSdZqrGA8U pic.twitter.com/Dh9oxWKOUp
From KRON 4:
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided property owned by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Thursday morning, KRON4.com has confirmed. FBI agents arrived at Mayor Thao’s property in the 100 block of Maiden Lane in Oakland at 5:30 a.m., according to sources.
As of 7:30 a.m., agents remained on the scene. An FBI agent at the scene confirmed to KRON4 News that the address was being investigated. A San Francisco FBI spokesperson told KRON4 that the agency is conducting “court authorized law enforcement” at the property.
The FBI declined to provide additional details at this time.
The incident comes on the heels of a recall campaign against the mayor advancing to the November ballot.
🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: The FBI is raiding the home of Oakland California Mayor Sheng Thao’s home.
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 20, 2024
This is two days after the verification of enough petition signatures by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters to recall Thao from office and a day after the Juneteenth shooting and… pic.twitter.com/KoYWx3O57b
Coincidence — as I’m leaving Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s house after the FBI raid, I saw this truck from California Waste Solutions nearby. We also saw FBI at that company’s offices, and at Andy Duong’s home, whose family owns Cal Waste. You may recall that Duong funded Thao’s… pic.twitter.com/ffJWUfEPea
— Dan Noyes (@dannoyes) June 20, 2024
The FBI raid followed a successful petition by Oakland residents to place a recall measure on the November ballot.
The group Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) announced that it had gathered 40,595 signatures supporting the recall effort to replace Thao.
Only 25,000 signatures are required to trigger a recall election.
OUST stated that they initiated the recall effort because crime has “gotten worse” under Thao’s time as mayor.
