A FEDERAL JUDGE on Monday sentenced Andrew Do to five years in prison on a bribery charge (Shutterstock).

Former Garden Grove city councilmember and Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for his involvement in a bribery scandal.

Do, 62, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. He was involved in voting to direct more than $10 million to the Viet America Society, where his daughter Rhiannon was employed.

The money was supposed to go to provide meals to elderly Vietnamese residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most of it went to Do’s family, according to federal prosecutors.

All told, the family was the recipient of over $700,000 in bribes and Do’s daughter bought a home in Tustin valued at $1 million.

Heat rises over immigration raids

The confrontation between President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and those protesting the methods used escalated on Monday.

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (Matt Gush/Shutterstock).

According to the Associated Press, about 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles, and the activation of another 2,000 National Guard soldiers to the area was ordered by President Trump.

At the same time, the State of California has sued the president over the use of National Guard troops to deal with the growing number of protests, some of which have involved violence.

Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom exchanged harsh words. The president threatened to arrest Newsom for “obstructing” immigration enforcement. The governor replied, “Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy.”

Halos defeat the A’s; rise to 3rd

The Los Angeles Angels held off a late rally by the Athletics in Anaheim, winning 7-4 and improving their record to 31-34.

With the win, the Halos are back in third place in the American League West, a half-game ahead of the Texas Rangers.

Jo Adell led the eight-hit Angel offense with a 3-for-4 night, including a home run. Mike Trout drove in two runs with a single.

Yusei Kikuci worked 7.1 innings, yielding one hit and no runs. He struck out five batters and walked one.

Dodgers defend lead, win in 10

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 8-6 in 10 innings Monday night at Petco Park to defend first place in the National League West.

Deadlocked 6-6 after nine innings, the Blue Crew parlayed a double by Andy Pages and a single by Tommy Edman into two runs and the win.

The Dodgers are now 40-27 and lead the division by 1.5 games over the San Francisco Giants, who rose into second after the Padres’ loss.

Weather: A little bit cooler

Predictions of daytime weather of 80 degrees daily in our West Orange County cities are giving way to slightly cooler outcomes. Tuesday is expected to be 77 with an overnight low of 63 with morning clouds and afternoon sun. Thursday should be 78 (62), followed by partly cloudy conditions and 78 (63).