Jury selection concluded Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, clearing the way for a trial expected to last about six weeks. Thao faces bribery, fraud and corruption charges stemming from an investigation that drew national attention when FBI agents raided her home more than two years ago.
Defense attorneys asked about hand towels near the bathroom sink that were not collected and a bathroom trash can that was never searched.
Miguel Salguero Olivares arrived in the United States from Guatemala with his single mother in 2010, when he was 17 years old.
From private backroom deals to a massive $300,000 "pay-to-play" scheme, the unsealed files show exactly how federal agents built their case after raiding Sheng Thao's home.