Public officials are continuing their calls for Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do to step down in the wake of reports a charity employing his daughter misused millions in tax funds, allowing Rhiannon Do and others to purchase million-dollar homes.
The county’s suit against the Viet America Society and its executives is ongoing, but criminal charges are possible, with federal agents raiding multiple homes last week.
As the legal process plays out, fellow O.C. supervisors are asking state Attorney General Rob Bonta to remove Do from office if he does not resign willingly.
Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento have publicly expressed support for Do to resign or be fired, though Sarmiento noted to KTLA’s Chip Yost that “we’re really limited in what we can do to a fellow colleague.”
“I’d like to move for censure, which is a public condemnation of the acts he’s taken,” Sarmiento noted.
Foley added that the controversy “clouds our ability to perform our jobs,” especially because Do “is not showing up.”
“I think we need to get back to the business of the county,” she said.
Board of Supervisors Chair Don Wagner said the board will vote on “the removal of Supervisor Andrew Do from all board/chairman committee assignments,” as reported by LAist.
That vote is expected to take place during the Sept. 10 meeting.
“I expect unanimous approval when the matter comes forward early next month,” Wagner said in a statement to LAist. “I am, of course, aware of the calls for Supervisor Do to resign from the board and expect him to seriously consider his future on this elected body, especially for the sake of the citizens of the First District.”
Do has not responded to requests for comment by LAist, the Orange County Register and others.
