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By Marcus Chen
Jurors hear secret recordings in Sheng Thao corruption trial
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
More from Marcus →Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM · 1 min read
Jurors heard secret recordings Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Prosecutors believe the recordings help prove that David and Andy Duong, the father-and-son co-defendants, were part of a bribery and corruption scheme involving Thao and her longtime boyfriend Andre Jones, who is also a co-defendant. Jurors heard about 40 minutes of audio from board meetings at California Waste Solutions, the company owned by the Duongs. The recordings were secretly made by Cecilia Mendez, a former employee of the company. In the recordings, businessman Mario Juarez can be heard complaining to David and Andy Duong about the mayor not keeping up her end of the bargain to buy modular housing units from Evolutionary Homes, a company Juarez helped start with the Duongs. I think it s disappointing she s not keeping promises, Juarez said. Will be problem for her re-election. I have long memory and I m pretty vengeful, Juarez said. There s consequences f
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