A San Leandro council member whose home was raided by the FBI in January has been told by federal prosecutors that he is the “target” of an investigation into potential crimes, including bribery and lying to federal agents, according to a document obtained by the Chronicle.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for California’s Northern District on May 12 sent Council Member Bryan Azevedo a letter advising him that he was the target of the corruption probe and urging him to contact prosecutors by this past Friday if he was “interested in resolving this matter short of an indictment.”
“If no contact is made with our office prior to May 30, 2025, the matter will proceed in the ordinary course of prosecution,” said the letter, which was written by Assistant U.S. Attorney Abraham Fine and has not been previously reported…