FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2025
Latisha Townsend – Communications Director, Supervisor Foley
(714) 559-8364 | Latisha.Townsend@ocgov.com
OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Releases Statement on Indictment of Peter Pham, Founder of OC-Based Non-Profit at the Center of the Andrew Do Scandal
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Today, Vice Chair Katrina Foley released the following statement in response to the federal indictment against Peter Anh Pham, founder of Viet America Society. Pham was charged with multiple counts of bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his alleged pocketing of $12 million in pandemic relief funds, in connection to former Supervisor Andrew Do.
“Andrew Do would not have been able to orchestrate the theft of $12 million in taxpayer dollars without Peter Pham, who knowingly accepted funds meant for vulnerable seniors and those facing food insecurity as a means to get rich quick and launder money back to Mr. Do and his daughter Rhiannon Do.” said Vice Chair Katrina Foley “Pham and Do added insult to injury by using deceptive marketing and promotional videos to mask their crimes and deceive the public. Finally, the co-conspirators involved in this orchestrated scam to steal from taxpayers will be held accountable.”
Former Supervisor Andrew Do is set to be sentenced Monday on federal bribery charges, accused of accepting more than $550,000 in bribes for directing and voting in favor of more than $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds to a charity he had a personal affiliation with.
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Orange County Supervisor 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.
