Forensic audit shows procurement manipulation
and additional corruption by Andrew Do
The first phase of a comprehensive forensic audit on disgraced Supervisor Andrew Do’s Orange County contracts has found pay-to-play schemes that doled out millions to family, friends and donors.
In addition to his family, the recipients were Do’s event marketers and people who assisted him politically or had been involved in numerous other nefarious contracts.
The audit looked at 145 top priority contracts between 2019 and 2024 worth $486.2 million, pushed through a procurement process by Do and his Chief of Staff Chris Wangsaporn. The pair bullied County staff that attempted any due diligence, making them fear retaliatory phone calls if the advance lump sums weren’t sent to sole source contractors.
For example, $800,000 worth of COVID tests at the 360 Clinic were not reimbursed by insurance companies. This was a contract which Do demanded that the Health Care Agency sign off.
This report illustrates and documents the illegal schemes of convicted felon Andrew Do. It’s disturbing to see the damage that Do has done, doling out large lump sums without bids to pass through organizations. The County needs to use this information to further strengthen our procurement process.
Other findings include:
- Both 2T Media and Premiere Entertainment Solutions, which assisted with Do’s festivals, contributed $8,100 to his failed 2022 State Treasurer campaign after receiving County grants or contracts.
- Funds for sponsorships of the Tet and Moon Festivals collected by third parties rather than being remitted to the County. In some cases, 2T Media retained a 30% commission on these sponsorships.
- Pass-through grants were used to conceal recipients of County funds. In one instance, $200,000 of a $300,000 grant was directed to subrecipients hand-picked by Do and Wangsaporn.
The audit provided 11 recommendations to restore integrity to the County’s procurement process, including:
- Standardizing invoicing and monitoring for all contracts to ensure competitive pricing and improved documentation.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the County's fraud hotline to ensure whistleblower protection.
- Refer concerns regarding the validity of 2022 campaign finance reports to the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
The County has already taken steps to have stricter oversight of spending after the Do indictment. This includes ordering audits of all COVID contracts and all Do contracts; requiring disclosure of family ties; seizing $3.7 million in recovered bank accounts and reviewing its hotline and ethics code
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