SANTA ANA, Calif. – A federal judge in Santa Ana Monday ruled that former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do owes the government $878,230.80 for his conviction in a bribery scheme.
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed in court papers filed last month that Do should have to pay between $800,000 to just over $878,000 in restitution for his bribery scheme. County officials filed a motion seeking $10.2 million, the full amount of money granted to the nonprofit accused in the scheme.
Do, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison in June and is expected to begin serving his term Friday, faced a restitution hearing Monday before U.S. District Judge James Selna, to determine how much the defendant owed the government. Do did not appear at the hearing as there was an agreement beforehand that he could skip it, but Selna delayed a ruling on the hearing so his attorneys could put it in writing.…