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This is in Perfect Paradise.

I'm Antoniazri Hizzo.

So you might remember that my colleague here at LAist, Nick Gertaerta came on the show last fall to talk about a huge investigation.

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

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

This groundbreaking LAist investigation ultimately led to the revelation that former Orange County supervisor Andrew Doe had accepted 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.

And millions of those dollars were diverted elsewhere.

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

The charges we announced today are very

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

The scheme essentially functioned like Robin Hood in reverse. Mr. Doe and his conspirators

stole money from the poor to give to themselves.

And this money was intended to provide meals to the people who needed them most in our community,

older adults and people with disabilities.

When Nick came on the show last year, Doe had already resigned and agreed to plead guilty.

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