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Consultant linked to Becerra and Newsom pleads guilty in federal corruption case

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A veteran California political consultant pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra.

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Consultant linked to Becerra and Newsom pleads guilty in federal corruption case - AOL

Consultant linked to Becerra and Newsom pleads guilty in federal corruption case - AOL Thu, May 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTC 0 Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff, leaves the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento on Nov. 12, 2025, after being arrested in a federal corruption inquiry involving bank and wire fraud. A veteran California political consultant pleaded guil

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Office of Public Affairs | Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil | United States Department of Justice

Office of Public Affairs | Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil | United States Department of Justice Skip to main content ### MENU News ## Archived Press Releases Press Release # Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan

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Ecuador Puts Former President Lenín Moreno on Trial in Explosive $76 Million Corruption Scandal – Sri Lanka Guardian

Ecuador Puts Former President Lenín Moreno on Trial in Explosive $76 Million Corruption Scandal – Sri Lanka Guardian Former President Lenín Moreno [File Photo] Former Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno appeared before Ecuador’s National Court of Justice in Quito on May 11 to face trial over alleged bribery and corruption linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, a

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Dana Williamson

Aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra