The federal corruption case involving a former chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom returned to court Thursday, where prosecutors confirmed they had sent details of the evidence against Dana Williamson to her defense team.
Williamson, 53, did not appear at the brief hearing in federal court in Sacramento, where she was represented by former U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, who has taken on her high-profile defense.
She was arrested on Nov. 12 and indicted on charges with bank and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, lying on a tax return and making false statements in connection with a COVID-era federal loan to her company…