$3.7M in stolen funds on track to return to First District

$3.7M in stolen funds on track to return to First District

SANTA ANA, CA — Today the Board of Supervisors held a straw vote of 5-0 in favor of returning $3.7 million in seized funds to the district of Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen.

The money was stolen by her predecessor, Andrew Do, and it was recovered from his assets. The matter was discussed during a Board budget hearing and is set to have a final vote on June 23.

More than 200 residents attended and/or spoke at the Board meeting, and hundreds of residents called and emailed urging the supervisors to return the funds to the community which was shorted during the pandemic. 

“I am so humbled and grateful to all the residents who took time out of their day to make their voices heard,” said Supervisor Janet Nguyen. “They are all amazing. We even had a 92-year-old woman take Uber here to support this item. This money will go a long way toward supporting the First District.”

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Supervisor Janet Nguyen represents the First District of Orange County Board of Supervisors, which is the cities of Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Westminster and the unincorporated areas of Midway City and Rossmoor. Supervisor Nguyen  served in the California State Senate, California State Assembly and as Orange County Supervisor and Garden Grove City Councilmember.