Before he heads to prison next week, former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has been ordered to repay $878,000 by a federal judge after he admitted to illegally redirecting millions of dollars in contracts for bribes. 

Do is set to begin his five-year prison sentence by Aug. 15 after he pleaded guilty to accepting over $800,000 in bribes in exchange for handing over $12 million of contracts to the Viet America Society, a nonprofit whose leaders allegedly pocketed most of the money.   

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The nonprofit also hired Do’s daughter and helped her purchase a home as part of the bribery scheme, with other funds going to pay off Do’s property taxes on his own home and into his accounts. 

Prosecutors called for Do to repay the $868,000 he and his family received through the bribery scheme, along with nearly $10,000 in additional legal fees for the county government. 

“Over the course of the criminal conspiracy, a total of at least $868,612 made its way to defendant and his family’s pockets,” prosecutors wrote.  

Do’s lawyers agreed with that order, but raised questions around whether Do should be charged for work his daughter was involved in, which would’ve brought the total charge to just over $800,000. 

U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna made the restitution ruling in a Monday morning hearing.

The order fell far below the $10 million county leaders asked for, who argued that Do is responsible for every misspent tax dollar. 

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“I’m disappointed in the judge’s ruling, however there is a process to obtain $5 million in funds seized from bank accounts and the sales of homes belonging to Andrew Do’s daughter and businesses associated with his scheme,” reads a statement from Supervisor Janet Nguyen sent to Voice of OC after the hearing. “We will work with the US Attorney to obtain these funds to return to the residents he stole from.”

Do was absent from the hearing, causing an hour-long delay after Selna asked Do’s legal representatives to file a waiver for his absence.

It remains unclear when Do’s alleged conspirators will come before a judge. 

Peter Pham, head of the Viet America Society, has been described as a “fugitive from justice” by federal prosecutors and has yet to be arraigned, but could face up to three decades in prison for his criminal charges. 

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Thanh Nguyen, the head of a different nonprofit alleged to be a part of the bribery scheme, has also been charged with concealment of money laundering and wire fraud.

Noah Biesiada is a Voice of OC reporter. Contact him at nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org.

Angelina Hicks is the Voice of OC Collegiate News Service Editor. Contact her at ahicks@voiceofoc.org or on Twitter @angelinahicks13.