Andrew Do, Orange County Supervisor pleads GUILTY to embezzlement scandal! (NEWEST UPDATE)
Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do plead guilty to steering over $10 million in Covid relief funds for personal use while accepting over $550,000 in bribes.
Do admitted to directing the pandemic funds meant for elderly meal assistance to Viet American Society (VAS), a charity where his daughter held a leading position.
"By putting his own interests over those of his constituents, the defendant sold his high office and betrayed the public's trust… Even worse, the money he misappropriated and accepted as bribe payments was taken from those most in need - older adults and disabled residents."
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Martin Estrada.
Funds were diverted to benefit insiders through real estate purchases, which included financing his daughter’s $1 million home purchase in Tustin.
Do's attorneys - Paul S. Meyer from Costa Mesa and Eliot Krieger from SKT Law in Huntington Beach - released the following statement:
"Out of respect for the legal process, no statement is appropriate at this time. However, it is appropriate to convey Andrew Do's sincere apology and deep sadness to his family, to his constituents in District One, and to his colleagues."
As part of the plea bargain, Supervisor Do must forfeit assets connected to the scheme, pay full restitution, resign from the Board of Supervisors and faces up to 5 years in prison. His initial court appearance in Santa Ana is expected later this month.
