Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, 1st District, has resigned and agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges.
Do funneled COVID-19 relief money into the Viet America Society, a nonprofit for which his daughter, Rhiannon Do, served as an executive.
Investigations by LAist and other outlets discovered that VAS received millions through the county, and Rhiannon Do, 23, purchased a million-dollar home.
Do’s brief resignation letter did not include any details about the scandal, only explaining that the resignation takes effect immediately.
Do’s now-former colleagues lambasted him in individual statements.
In her comments, Supervisor Katrina Foley, 5th District, said Do’s actions turned “an example of what the American Dream can achieve” into an “American Nightmare,” pulling down his family and associates in the process.
“I am disgusted by the staggering level of corruption, greed, and deception described in the federal inditements,” Foley said. “Andrew Do and his associates carried out an overt scheme to enrich themselves off our hard-earned tax dollars. Our tax dollars are not monopoly money for powerful elected officials to use to enrich themselves and blatantly defraud our government. Andrew Do and his enablers must pay the price for their crimes against the people of Orange County.”
Do’s plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds means he could be sentenced to up to five years in federal prison.
