The FBI searched several properties, including a home associated with Oakland Mayor Shen Tao, on Thursday, one day after a recall effort to remove him from office gathered enough signatures to get on the November ballot.
“The FBI is conducting court-authorized law enforcement operations on Maiden Lane,” an FBI spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “We cannot provide any further information.”
Property records show Thao is associated with an address at 80 Maiden Lane in Oakland, California, but she does not appear to own the property.
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Mayor Shen Tao reacts while delivering his first State of the City address at Auckland City Hall on October 17, 2023. (Jane Tiszka/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
The embattled mayor will face a recall on the November ballot after community activists gathered nearly twice the signatures needed to qualify.
FBI agents infiltrate the home of Oakland Mayor Shen Tao. (KTVU)
Oakland United to Recall Shen Tao (OUST) submitted the petition two weeks ago, and on Wednesday Alameda County officials confirmed it had met the threshold of 25,000 voter signatures.
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“This is a national disgrace,” said Seneca Scott, one of the leaders of the recall effort. “She should resign and then [there will be] “It’s a temporary change. We may have four mayors in six months.”
Some residents of Oakland, California, have rallied to express anger and fear over rising crime rates. (Jane Tiszka/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
The Oakland City Council is scheduled to vote next month on when to put the recall on the ballot, and Scott told Fox News Digital that Oakland University would still have to go ahead with the election if Thao doesn’t resign.
FBI agents at a home on Maiden Lane in Oakland, California. (KTVU)
“But with the news today that the FBI searched her home, I think it’s going to make the campaign easier,” Scott said. “This is going to be a very serious issue. I think it’s going to expose a lot of things in the city of Oakland.”
FBI agents also searched 4320 View Crest Court, a property linked to Andy Duong, co-owner of California Waste Solutions. FOX 40 reported.
The recycling company had previously been reported to have been under investigation over its election contributions to Tao. Auckland side.
The FBI also reportedly conducted a search at 1211 Embarcadero Way in Oakland, which is home to the headquarters of California Waste Solutions Inc. and the Vietnamese American Business Association (VABA), an organization run by the Duong family that led a U.S. business delegation that included the mayor to Vietnam last year.
Fox News Digital has reached out to California Waste Solutions, VABA and Duong for comment.
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When Fox News Digital contacted Thao’s office, he referred all questions to the FBI.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
