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Imperfect Paradise: Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is officially in prison. What questions remain?

Norco 80

LAist Studios

True Crime

3.7889 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Disgraced former Orange County supervisor Andrew Do reported to federal prison in Arizona on August 15th. Do had been found guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for directing millions of taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit that was supposed to be feeding hungry seniors  during the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of those dollars were diverted elsewhere. Now that Do is in prison, LAist watchdog correspondent Nick Gerda joins us to discuss what questions still remain in the case, how much money is expected to be recovered and who else might be held accountable for the scandal.

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0:00.0

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0:15.6

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0:19.7

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0:22.1

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0:26.7

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0:30.4

This is in Perfect Paradise. I'm Antoniazri Hito.

0:33.9

So you might remember that my colleague here at LAist Nick Gerta came on the show last fall

0:38.5

to talk about a huge investigation.

0:42.2

Orange County officials are suing a nonprofit at the center of a long-running L.A.ist investigation

0:48.2

covered or directed around 13 million in taxpayer dollars.

0:52.7

There are now growing calls for him to resign before his term is even over.

0:58.1

This groundbreaking L.A.S. investigation ultimately led to the revelation that former Orange

1:04.0

County supervisor, Andrew Doe, had accepted bribes in exchange for directing millions of taxpayer

1:09.9

dollars to a nonprofit that was supposed to be

1:12.6

feeding hungry seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. And millions of those dollars were diverted elsewhere.

1:19.6

Here's former U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada who handled the case talking about the charges against Joe.

1:25.6

The charges we announced today are very serious.

1:29.6

They involve a scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds and to receive bribe payments. The scheme

1:37.4

essentially functioned like Robin Hood in reverse. Mr. Doe and his conspirators stole money from the poor

1:44.1

to give to themselves.

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