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Orange County supervisors continue measure urging DOJ review of former supervisor Andrew Do plea
Summary
After more than three hours of public comment and debate, the Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to continue consideration of a resolution urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reassess the plea agreement and sentencing recommendation in the case of former Supervisor Andrew Do and directed county counsel to prepare an amicus brief ahead of the June sentencing.
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors on the morning’s agenda paused action on a resolution calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to review the plea agreement and sentencing recommendation in United States v. Andrew Do, the federal case involving the county’s former supervisor. The clerk read the supplemental item, S26C, which also would authorize county counsel to send a formal letter to the state attorney general requesting reassessment and the advancement of investigations into other persons allegedly involved.
The item drew a large turnout: the clerk recorded 36 requests to speak. Dozens of Vietnamese‑American community leaders and residents told the board they had been harmed by misconduct they described as the misuse of COVID‑era relief funds and urged a stronger federal response. Phat Bui, identified as a former Garden Grove councilman and a community federation…
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