A big fish in the Sheng Thao scandal may be ready to turn evidence against Thao and the people accused of bribing her, as San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo might sing like a bird to avoid his own bribery charges.
If you’ve been following the whole Sheng Thao corruption scandal, you may be aware that the FBI investigation has spread from Oakland City Hall to San Leandro City Hall too. That’s because San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo was charged by the FBI last month with taking bribes, and lying to the FBI about a $2,000 envelope of cash. None of these charges technically overlap with the charges against Thao, but the charges are for the same kind of bribes that Thao allegedly took, and it’s alleged that Azevedo took his bribes from the same two high-rolling Oakland-based businessmen.
KGO’s Dan Noyes was at the federal courthouse in Oakland this morning, and tried to get comment after Azevedo pleaded not guilty to all charges. (Azevedo was released on $25,000 bond.) Unsurprisingly, Azevedo would not comment publicly…