Sheng Thao Case: Recordings Reveal Taped Phone Calls, FBI Informant Appearing to Describe Bribes

A batch of video and audio recordings in the federal corruption case of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao reveals secretly recorded phone calls with East Bay elected officials and a video of an FBI informant appearing to describe cash bribes.

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According to KQED’s source item, Sheng Thao Case: Recordings Reveal Taped Phone Calls, FBI Informant Appearing to Describe Bribes, A batch of video and audio recordings in the federal corruption case of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao reveals secretly recorded phone calls with East Bay elected officials and a video of an FBI informant appearing to describe cash bribes.

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