Oakland FBI raid subject linked to establishment suspected of human trafficking, selling drugs

Agents with the Alcoholic Beverage Control used cash to purchase ketamine and ecstasy from workers at the 9th Street Music Cafe and karaoke lounge during a 2018 undercover operation, before raiding the place in October 2018. OAKLAND — A member of the family that runs Oakland’s recycling contractor and whose home was recently raided by the FBI also was involved with a former cafe and karaoke lounge state authorities had linked to alleged drug dealing, pimping and human trafficking, records show.

A representative for the Duong family did not respond to specific questions about Andy Duong’s alleged ties to the 9th Street cafe, but in a general statement called the family “good citizens who always obey the law.” In a probable cause filing related to the straw donor investigation, Angela J. Brereton, chief of enforcement for the FPPC, wrote that Andy Duong “is affiliated with multiple businesses including … the former Sancha Bar/Music Cafe.”

“These interviews show the amount of access Duong had to candidates, the fact he hosted fundraisers even when he did not make any campaign contributions himself and the amount of knowledge Duong had regarding not making contributions during a time CWS was bidding for a contract. Further, Duong had the opportunity to promote another business, the Sancha Bar,” according to court records.

According to a 208-page state Alcoholic Beverage Control investigative file obtained by this news organization, four undercover agents made multiple late-night visits to the cafe in 2018. Inside, they said they were able to obtain ketamine and ecstasy from the workers. According to the FPPC’s filing, Ngo did not have enough money in his bank account to make the contributions he made. For example, he gave $700 to Friends of Desley Brooks even though he only had $49.58 in his bank account; $700 to re-elect Oakland Councilman Larry Reid in 2016 despite having only $2.14 to his name and donated $800 again to Brooks, the former Oakland councilwoman in 2018 despite having $5.32.

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