Federal prosecutors have charged San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo, alleging he agreed to use his power as an elected official to benefit a company in exchange for his own personal financial gain.

In a document filed in federal court Tuesday, Azevedo is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of making false statements to a government agency.

The charges come after months of speculation about the extent of Azevedo’s connection to an ongoing FBI corruption investigation that saw the indictment of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao , her partner Andre Jones, and David and Andy Duong in January.

U.S. attorneys allege in the filing that Azevedo and two unnamed individuals conspired to obtain a contract from the city of San Leandro

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