"This money was intended to provide meals to the people who needed most in our community," said U.S. Atty. Martin Estrada during a news conference Tuesday. "The scheme essentially functioned like Robin Hood in reverse."
The county's lawsuit accuses Viet America Society executives of "brazenly" plundering taxpayer money meant to feed needy seniors during the pandemic.
In early August, the county demanded that Viet America Society return $2.2 million after the organization failed to prove to auditors and the county how it spent the money, or that it had done the work it was hired to do.
At one point a rising and influential figure in Orange County politics, 62-year-old Do agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, federal officials said Tuesday.
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