Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and has also agreed to resign from the Board of Supervisors, effective today, as announced at a press conference by US Attorney Martin Estrada, OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer, FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks, and IRS Acting Special Agent in Charge Linda Nguyen.

Do faces a maximum sentence of 5 years.

$2.4 million of misappropriated taxpayer money has been recovered from various bank accounts.

As part of the plea deal, Do forfeits two properties purchased with the proceeds of the funds: 1 in Santa Ana and 1 in Tustin. He also agreed to forfeit any pension credits he gained since June 2020 when Do began the conspiracy.

His daughter, Rhiannon Do, has been offered a diversion agreement in exchange for cooperating in the case and forfeiting all illicit gains.

Of $9.3 million of taxpayer funds spent via COVID-19 contracts directed by Do, prosecutors stated 15% went to people who needed it while 85% went to conspiracy and to pay bribes. Investigators have traced approximately $700,000 in bribe payments to the Do family.

In addition to purchasing houses, the money was also spent via indirect payments to Do’s daughters, an American Express card, Do’s property taxes on multiple properties, and cash withdrawals from ATMs.

Reporters asked if others would be prosecuted, and Estrada and Spitzer stated the investigation is ongoing.

Click here to read the U.S. Department of Justice press release issued after the press conference.