Ex-Gavin Newsom staffer indicted on allegations of stealing hundreds of thousands
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff was federally indicted on allegations of stealing $225,000 from Xavier Becerra.
Dana Williamson, 53, who served as Newsom's chief of staff from 2023 until December 2024, along with Becerra's former chief of staff Sean McCluskie, former high-ranking Capitol aide and lobbyist Greg Campbell, and two others, are accused of working together to take money from under Becerra's former political campaign account, The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Wednesday.
Becerra was then secretary of Health and Human Services during former President Joe Biden's administration....
Nov 12, 2025