Alexis Podesta, a Newsom appointee, wore an FBI wire while cooperating with federal investigators in a probe that began with Dana Williamson, Newsom's former chief of staff. Williamson pleaded guilty in May 2026 to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and making false statements -- the scheme siphoned roughly $225,000 from Xavier Becerra's dormant campaign account disguised as consulting fees. Sacramento political insiders and lobbyists received FBI letters last fall about intercepted calls, and the investigation has since expanded to include Newsom himself and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, including probes into her nonprofit's finances and taxes.
Alexis Podesta, a Newsom appointee, wore an FBI wire while cooperating with federal investigators in a probe that began with Dana Williamson, Newsom's former chief of staff. Williamson pleaded guilty in May 2026 to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and making false statements -- the scheme siphoned roughly $225,000 from Xavier Becerra's dormant campaign account disguised as consulting fees. Sacramento political insiders and lobbyists received FBI letters last fall about intercepted calls, and the investigation has since expanded to include Newsom himself and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, including probes into her nonprofit's finances and taxes.
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