FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2025
Latisha Townsend – Communications Director, Supervisor Foley
(714) 559-8364 | Latisha.Townsend@ocgov.com
OC Supervisor Vice Chair Katrina Foley Releases Statement Following Board of Supervisors Delay on a Resolution Requesting the Department of Justice to Ensure Andrew Do Compliance with Plea Deal
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released a statement following the Board of Supervisors’ decision to delay a vote on a resolution requesting the Department of Justice review whether disgraced former Supervisor Andrew Do complied with the plea deal he entered with the U.S. Department of Justice, pleading guilty to bribery. The discussion item stems from additional information about potential improper and illegal conduct that occurred following his resignation and plea agreement.
Item S26C: Urging U.S. Department of Justice to review and reassess terms of plea agreement and sentencing recommendation for former Supervisor Andrew Hoang Do. Following a lengthy discussion with the full Board of Supervisors, the Board continued the resolution and letter to the Department of Justice for two weeks.
"After the plea agreement was entered into in October, Andrew Do continued his criminal-minded actions. Until he was disbarred, Andrew Do had a duty to report that he was unethically receiving emails about the case against him. However, he was silent and continued to receive attorney-client privileged information for more than five months,” said Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “After stealing millions in COVID relief funding to enrich himself, his family, and his associates, Andrew Do repeatedly violated public trust. It is clear Do remains unremorseful about defrauding seniors, and just remorseful that he got caught.”
“Following the absurdly light sentencing of the corrupt former Mayor of Anaheim Harry Sidhu, it’s imperative that the Board make clear to the U.S. Department of Justice that the County of Orange stands for punishing perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law,” said Vice Chair Foley. “I feel that the DOJ must reconsider and reassess the plea agreement with Andrew Do in light of his potential plea agreement breaches since the signing. Do continued to act in an unethical, criminal-minded manner, in violation of county policies and laws governing attorney conduct. He should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
The board voted 4-1 to continue the item for two weeks with Foley dissenting.
To inquire about Supervisor Foley’s media availability, please contact Latisha Townsend at (714) 559-8364.
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Vice Chair Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5, which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, a large portion of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, as well as the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Mission Viejo, Stonecliffe and Wagon Wheel. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2.
Vice Chair Foley’s 2025 Board appointments include:
Chair – Orange County Housing Finance Trust,
Orange County Audit Oversight Committee,
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA),
Vice Chair – OCTA Legislative and Communications Committee, Regional Transportation Committee,
Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency,
Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), TCA Joint Capital Improvements and Projects Committee,
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel,
Co-Chair – Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition,
Orange County Public Libraries Advisory Board, Coastal Greenbelt Authority,
Newport Bay and South Orange County Watershed Executive Committees, Ocean Institute,
Orange County Community Corrections
Partnership (OCCCP), Santa Ana River Flood Control Protection Agency,
and the Orange County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.
