FBI arrests ex-Newsom chief of staff on public corruption charges

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43% : Dana Williamson, 53, of Carmichael, was taken into custody and appeared in a Sacramento federal courtroom Wednesday afternoon following the unsealing of a 23-count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of justice, filing false tax returns, and making false statements, prosecutors said.
43% : Prosecutors further say she claimed more than $1 million in improper tax deductions for luxury personal expenses, including private jet travel, designer handbags, and no-show jobs for friends and family.
39% : NEWSOM TAKES CENTER STAGE AT UN CLIMATE SUMMIT AMID TRUMP'S ABSENCE FBI Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel called the case "the result of three years of relentless investigative work," while IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Linda Nguyen said Williamson "disguised personal luxuries as business expenses" to evade taxes.

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