Judge refuses to dismiss charges against man tied to Oakland mayor scandal

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A California judge on Friday refused to dismiss a check fraud case tied to an Oakland businessman at the center of a federal bribery and corruption investigation into former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.

Judge Thomas Reardon said he decided to hold off on making a decision until Alameda County’s new district attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, is sworn in later this month.

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