CBS News Bay Area carried the press conference live. Thao turned herself in at an Oakland courtroom Thursday morning just as the press conference announcing the indictment was about to get underway.
U.S. Attorney's Office made the announcement Friday morning in a joint press conference with the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and a representative from the IRS Criminal Investigations Unit's Oakland field office.
Robbins went on to note that the charges described in the indictment were just allegations and that the defendants were presumed innocent until their guilt is established at trial.
The indictment comes two months after Oakland voters recalled Thao from office.
Members of the family have been accused of making illicit campaign donations to Thao and other politicians. A subsequent federal grand jury subpoena demanded that Oakland City Hall turn over a trove of documents in connection with the investigation.
Robbins said Thao and the others named in the indictment were due to appear in an Oakland district court Friday morning at 10:30 a.m.
On Thursday when the news broke, Thao did not respond to a request for comment by CBS News Bay Area. The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office also would not confirm the indictment or offer comment on the planned announcement.
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