Recalled Oakland mayor reportedly indicted amid FBI corruption investigation

Sheng Thao, the former scandal-plagued mayor of Oakland, has been criminally indicted two months after voters recalled her from office, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The federal grand jury indictment comes months after the FBI raided Thao’s home in connection with a corruption investigation, although it wasn't immediately clear what charges she faces.

The announcement that the once-rising political star – who became the first Hmong American to be elected to lead a major U.S. city – has been federally charged will be made Friday when the results of a “major law enforcement action” are revealed, the Chronicle reported.

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The indictment is a clear sign that federal prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office built up enough of a case to persuade grand jurors to bring the former mayor to court.

“It remains unclear if anyone else faces charges or could in the future,” the Chronicle said, adding that “three properties linked to members of the politically powerful Duong family” had also been subjected to FBI raids.

A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office and the FBI declined to comment on a possible indictment.