Months ahead of the 30-year anniversary of the nation’s first county default, OC officials confront a similar crisis fuelled by an apparent lack of internal auditing and whistleblowing.
Tag: Andrew Do
Andrew Do served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors and is now imprisoned for corruption. This archive follows the whole arc: the nonprofit contracts, the federal case, the guilty plea, his resignation and the forensic audits still finding questionable spending.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Sues County Supervisor’s Daughter and Nonprofit Over Missing COVID Money
The lawsuit from the county alleges a nonprofit – along with four people – took at least $10 million from taxpayers and enriched themselves through buying houses across Orange County.
Posted inInvestigative
How Did County of Orange Executives Lose Track of Over $10 Millon Meant to Feed Seniors?
Questions about the contracts have spiraled for over eight months Yet there’s still no answer on how they came to be or how they were monitored.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
County Supervisor’s Wife Declines To Seek Top Judge Seat Amidst Family Controversy
Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham’s decision to bow out of the race before it starts comes as her husband and daughter face questions over questionable contracts.
Posted inGovernment
The Politics of Scoring a $60 Million Contract in Orange County
County residents got a rare peek behind the curtain at how county supervisors decide where to send millions of tax dollars, this time for a parking contract at John Wayne Airport.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Primary Election Night Results: OC First District Supervisor
Five candidates are seeking to replace outgoing Supervisor Andrew Do, who is termed out at the end of the year.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Open Northwest Orange County Supervisor Seat Sees Packed Primary
With Supervisor Andrew Do leaving the county dais after eight years, there’s a lot of competition for his seat.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Decide Against Disclosing Family Contracts
Orange County Supervisors deadlocked on disclosing when and how the children and immediate family of elected leaders receive multi-million dollar county contracts.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
County Leaders to Discuss Ethics Of Steering Business to Family
Votes by Supervisor Andrew Do raise questions on whether county supervisors can send funds to organizations run by their family members.
Posted inTransportation
Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes
OCTA officials are poised at an upcoming Jan. 22 hearing to quietly change a 2006 transportation ballot initiative approved by voters, removing sign off from the County Auditor Controller after he raised questions about lack of strong auditing.
