Questions of credibility and motive took center stage at the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, as defense attorneys continued cross-examining their star witness.
Mario Juarez gave a thumbs-up after a day of being grilled on the stand, during which attorneys accused him of padding expense reimbursements from Thao’s co-defendants, David and Andy Duong and stealing from his former business associates.
David Duong’s attorney also questioned whether Juarez wanted to hurt the family’s recycling company, California Waste Solutions. Juarez denied it…