SANTA ANA, Calif.—Saying he has “great sorrow” for his actions, former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony federal bribery conspiracy charge.
Do, 61, admitted in his plea agreement that in exchange for more than $550,000 in bribes, he cast votes on the Board of Supervisors beginning in 2020 that directed more than $10 million in COVID relief funds to the Viet America Society, where his daughter Rhiannon worked, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Sentencing was set for March 31.
“I have great sorrow for my actions,” Do told U.S. District Judge James Selna when the defendant was asked to state the crimes in his own words….