FBI Raids OC Supervisors Home, Calls For Resignation Increase

Do and his daughter are believed to have conspired to embezzle millions from the county.

The pressure is mounting against Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do to resign or face removal from office by the Attorney General. Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento joined Board Chair Don Wagner in supporting a motion for Do’s removal. The matter will come before the full committee for a vote September 10th.

The FBI conducted raids last week on the homes belonging to Do and his daughter Rhiannon Do. A lawsuit by Orange County alleges that Do used his position to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars, including COVID relief funds, to the nonprofit Viet America Society, and that Rhiannon Do and other executives pocketed the money.

“Federal investigators answered our call to investigate the potential criminal activities by VAS and their principals,” Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a statement. “The concerns raised by our County staff were clearly warranted, and I stand in support of all efforts to bring forward justice to our taxpayers.”

The raids also revealed concerns regarding Do’s residence. Federal search warrants indicated that Do owns and likely lives in a house on Beverly Glen in North Tustin. North Tustin is not in supervisor District One.

Property records show that Do owns at least two houses, one in North Tustin and another in Westminster, which is in his district.

Supervisor Katrina Foley described Do’s financial woes as a “historic betrayal of public trust.”

“Supervisor Andrew Do shattered public trust,” she said, “and each day his presence on the Board of Supervisors delegitimizes the office in which we sit. Andrew Do must resign.”

The Democratic Party of Orange County, Santa Ana City Councilmember Thai Viet Phan, and other elected and community officials have joined the calls for Do’s resignation.  

“Residents continue to face skyrocketing rents, evictions, and homelessness, yet Supervisor Do used his position to divert taxpayer dollars towards million-dollar properties for his own family and friends,” said a statement cosigned by VietRISE and Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice. “Supervisor Do has failed the residents of his own District, including the working-class immigrants and refugees of Little Saigon.”

Do informed the Board over the weekend that it was likely he would be missing many future meetings, but did not resign or step down.