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FBI raids and a recycling firm: how a promising US mayor wound up at the center of a bribery scandal

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The Guardian US reports that former Oakland, California, mayor Sheng Thao is standing trial in a bribery case, and that for residents the scandal has come to symbolize wider frustrations. The outlet recounts that two years ago FBI agents raided Thao's home, then the 38-year-old city leader, and carried out dozens of boxes. According to the piece, the investigation alleged her participation in a pay-to-play scheme with the city's recycling contractor.

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  1. The Guardian US FIRST 43m ago FBI raids and a recycling firm: how a promising US mayor wound up at the center of a bribery scandal

    As Oakland residents watch ex-mayor Sheng Thao stand trial, the scandal has come to symbolise wider frustrations Two years ago, residents of Oakland, California , woke up to a shocking scene: their mayor’s home was being raided by the FBI. Agents were seen carrying dozens of boxes from the hilltop home of Sheng Thao, the city’s 38-year-old leader, as part of an investigation constituents would later learn alleged her participation in a pay-to-play scheme with the city’s recycling contractor. It

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