The Oakland family at the center of FBI probe | KTVU

learning more about the FBI raid at Oakland Mayor Shang Tao's home and other raids that happened around the city. >> KTVU Is Amanda Quintana here in the studio with the latest developments? Amanda. >> Yeah, and we continue to learn more. This morning. We've been seeing video of these agents going in and out of Mayor Shang Tao's home yesterday morning, carrying boxes and bags from the home. The FBI has been tight lipped, though, about this investigation, only telling us that they were conducting, quote, court authorized law enforcement activity on Maiden Lane, Tao's home was not the only location raided yesterday, with the IRS and the Postal Service also involved. There were at least three other locations, all associated with the Dong family, including 1211 Embarcadero. That's the location of the recycling company Cal Waste, owned by the Dong family. Now we have a photo of the family from the Cal Waste website. It also raided was a home on view crest Court and a home on Skyline Boulevard, both of them connected to the family as well. At that view, crest home, a neighbor told us he saw two people put in handcuffs there. The Dong family is heavily involved in politics and fundraising for politicians in both state and local government. The Dong family helped sponsor and plan Tao's trip to Vietnam last summer to promote trade, but we still don't know the exact connection between these three locations being investigated, and Mayor Tao. >> There is at least probable cause to suspect that there might be some federal violation here, and that's how you get an FBI raid. So my understanding is that prior inquiries into this family, excuse me, involved campaign contributions, which are typically a local or state issue. So what you have with a federal raid here is questions about whether or not federal laws were violated. >> Mayor Tao's office has not responded to our request for comment, although she has b

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Published: Fri Jun 21 2024