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Bribery Trial of Former Oakland Mayor Begins
Original: ‘Politics as Profit’ or ‘Pure Fiction’: Bribery Trial of Ex-Oakland Mayor Kicks Off
The federal bribery trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has begun, with prosecutors and defense offering starkly different framings — one portraying her tenure as 'politics as profit,' the other dismissing the charges as 'pure fiction.' The case centers on corruption allegations from her time in office, and it is drawing close attention across the Bay Area as testimony gets underway.
Why now: The opening of a high-profile corruption trial against a recent big-city mayor is a major local political story.
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