Southern California official to resign and plead guilty in COVID funds investigation
Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a scheme involving a charity and the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds. Authorities say Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes as he helped ensure that money went to an organization that claimed to be feeding elderly and disabled people. Officials say much of the funds were instead used to buy real estate. Do also resigned his position Tuesday. Orange County filed a lawsuit this year saying a local nonprofit, Viet America Society, misused funds it received during the pandemic.
