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Coverage dated November 12, 2026 to November 13, 2026

‘No Angel’: How a Flawed Star Witness Could Make or Break Sheng Thao’s Bribery Trial

Headline from KQED News

Mario Juarez, the star witness in Sheng Thao’s Oakland corruption trial, has testified for a week about the alleged scheme to bribe the former mayor.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Defense challenges star witness in bribery trial of ex-Oakland mayor (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Defense attorneys for former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her co-defendants have been trying to frame Mario Juarez, who cooperated with FBI for a lighter sentence, as unreliable.

  2. KQED News

    ‘No Angel’: How a Flawed Star Witness Could Make or Break Sheng Thao’s Bribery Trial (opens KQED News)

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    Mario Juarez, the star witness in Sheng Thao’s Oakland corruption trial, has testified for a week about the alleged scheme to bribe the former mayor.