OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- It has been three weeks since the FBI raided the home of Mayor Sheng Thao -- and three other locations in the city -- as part of a political corruption probe.

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three others have been indicted by a federal jury following a corruption investigation, the FBI and US Attorney's Office announced Friday. The federal charges ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner and a pair of influential Oakland business owners are facing federal corruption and bribery charges, federal authorities announced Friday.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao talks with a guest, left, and Elizabeth Echols, right, president of the East Bay Regional Parks District Board of Directors, during the election night watch party for ...

Rivals of recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao react to indictment 03:56. The federal corruption charges against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao did not come as a surprise to many of her political ...

Embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao blasted the federal investigation that led to the FBI raiding her California home last week — claiming if she was rich and went to an elite school she wouldn ...

Mayor Sheng Thao of Oakland, ... All of which served to drive signatures for a recall election against Mayor Sheng Thao only 18 months into her tenure — a rare ouster attempt in a city this large.

All of these factors have pushed Mayor Sheng Thao to the brink of losing her job less than two years after she was sworn into office. Ms. Thao, 39, is trying to survive the nation’s first recall ...

Thao tweeted Monday night that she will be a "mayor for all of Oakland." "It's been a long journey, and I'm incredibly honored by the trust the voters have placed in me," Sheng said.