Jury selection begins today in a long-awaited federal corruption trial involving the former mayor of Oakland, Sheng Thao. 

Jury selection begins today in a long-awaited federal corruption trial involving the former mayor of Oakland, Sheng Thao.&nbsp;

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Jury Selection Begins in Corruption Trial of Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

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Today, jury selection begins in the federal corruption trial of Oakland’s former mayor Sheng Thao.

Today, jury selection begins in the federal corruption trial of Oakland&rsquo;s former mayor Sheng Thao.

Jury Selection Begins in Corruption Trial of Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

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