California Mayor's CORRUPTION TRIAL: SECRET TAPES Played As Star Witness Says "$100 Million"

A jury in Oakland has now heard the tapes. Secretly recorded board meetings, a star witness who has already pleaded guilty, and a text that said "so we may go to jail." Prosecutors say former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao sold the power of her office. Her lawyer says there is no message or recording of her asking for money. Here is the whole corruption case, and what jurors have heard so far.

In this report

• The 2022 race and the $75,000 mailers
• Mario Juarez and the alleged deal
• The "$100 million" testimony
• The Vietnam trade mission video
• The secret recordings and the Mexico remark
• The fight that brought the case to authorities
• The defense attack on the star witness
• The judge's warning from the bench

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