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Feds seek 5 years for former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do
Counties get $56M more from state to address youth homelessness
By City News Service
joet@beaconmedianews.com
By Joe Taglieri
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ederal prosecutors argued for a maximum punishment of five years in federal prison for former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who resigned as part of his plea deal in a bribery scheme that also tainted his daughter, while Do's attorneys requested just shy of three years behind bars. In the deal Do struck with prosecutors last year a five-year lid on punishment was included. Orange County supervisors have asked federal prosecutors to reconsider the plea deal but it does not appear that will happen as prosecutors argued in court papers filed this week that they will ask U.S. District Judge James Selna to hand down the five years behind bars as the disgraced ex-supervisor's punishment when he is scheduled to be sentenced June 9. From 2020 through 2024, Do "used his position as the supervisor for Orange County's First District to steer millions of dollars to his personal associates in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes," prosecutors said in their sentencing brief. "When the county and
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Ex-OC Supervisor Andrew Do. | Photo courtesy of Supervisor Andrew Do/Facebook
the nation were at their most vulnerable (during the COVID-19 pandemic), defendant saw an opportunity to exploit the chaos for his own benefit and, in so doing, betrayed the trust of hundreds of thousands of his constituents," prosecutors said. "The scheme was farreaching and premeditated, and defendant had no qualms about pulling others into his criminal enterprise, including his own children."
Prosecutors argued that "public corruption is a unique form of democratic sabotage," and added, "It can be more corrosive than overt violence in destabilizing democratic norms, because it operates subtly, behind closed doors, infecting institutions that are meant to embody impartiality." The prosecutors argued Do earned harsher punishment for his corruption. See Andrew Do Page 02
Selna "should treat defendant's crimes not merely a theft or fraud by a public official, but as an assault on the very legitimacy of government," prosecutors said. The prosecutors want a hearing later to sort out what restitution Do, 61, might owe. Do admitted in his plea agreement that in exchange for more than $550,000 in
he state is sending another $56 million to help counties in Southern California and statewide provide services for young adults at risk of homelessness, officials announced Friday. The funding to 52 of the state's 58 counties is from the Transitional Age Youth Program, or TAY to assist Californians 18 to 24 years old secure and maintain housing with priority given to those transitioning out of the foster care or probation systems. Los Angeles County will receive nearly $15.5 million; Orange County, just over $2 million; Riverside County, more than $2.3 million; San Bernardino County, over $2.8 million; and San Diego County, just under $3 million, according to the state Housing and Community Development Department. "California will continue to support our local governments in their efforts to address homelessness," Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "California has provided unprecedented resources to counties and local communities to help
their residents in need. We will continue to work together to help them address these local issues and ensure those experiencing homelessness have the support and care they need." Currently an estimated 9,871 young adults statewide between ages 21 and 24 exited foster care at age 18 or older, and another 3,000 young Californians leave foster care each year, officials reported. Studies have shown that those exiting the foster care or probation system face disproportionately higher rates of homelessness. Unaccompanied youth up to age 24 comprise 10% of the state's homeless population. Researchers and advocates also cite lack of stable housing as a significant barrier to continuing education for current and former foster youth. Last year, California reduced the number of youth experiencing homelessness, and saw a smaller increase in unsheltered homelessness than 44 other states, officials, noting that TAY has helped 14,048 young adults since 2020. Homelessness statewide
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