Orange County Vice Chair Katrina Foley, who represents Newport Beach on the Board of Supervisors, is calling for the county to finish auditing more than 1,700 contracts worth roughly $2 billion that haven't been reviewed yet.
Foley issued her statement Wednesday, Aug. 12, the same day auditing firm Weaver and Tidwell released its Phase 2 forensic audit report. That report examined 681 high-priority county contracts totaling about $1.7 billion and found ignored conflict-of-interest warnings, missing documentation and backdated agreements, all tied to the tenure of imprisoned former Supervisor Andrew Do.
Foley said in her official statement that the most troubling findings continue to trace back to contracts connected to Do and his network, exposing deficiencies in oversight and accountability. She called for completing Phases 3 and 4 to uncover remaining problems, strengthen controls and protect taxpayers from corruption.
The full audit covers 2,552 contracts worth approximately $4.3 billion. Phases 3 and 4 would review an additional 1,726 contracts: 731 medium-priority contracts totaling about $1.01 billion and 995 low-priority contracts totaling roughly $1.06 billion.
What Phase 2 found
Among the report's findings:
- Former Health Care Agency Director Dr. Clayton Chau dismissed conflict-of-interest concerns in March 2023 about Warner Wellness, a firm run by Rhiannon Do, Andrew Do's daughter. Chau directed staff to use the company as a subcontractor despite OCAPICA raising concerns about its qualifications. The subcontract was terminated in April 2024 after multiple corrective action notices.
- Bridgecreek Realty Investment Corp. lacked supporting documentation for 54% of $500,000 in expenditures under a Small Business Relief Grant Program contract. The contract was extended after expiration at the preference of Do's District 1 office.
- Mercy Pharmacy's COVID-19 vaccination services contract was backdated. The contract was executed April 29, 2021, nearly four months after services began. Invoices totaling $748,720 for January through June 2021 were paid without required supporting documentation.
Auditors also noted that former District 1 Chief of Staff Chris Wangsaporn did not respond to interview requests.
Cost to taxpayers
Foley said at a June 9 budget hearing that the Do corruption scandal has already cost Orange County taxpayers more than $1.7 million in forensic audits, litigation, technology reviews and other recovery efforts. That figure is separate from the dollar value of the misused contracts.
Do was sentenced in June 2025 to five years in federal prison after admitting he accepted more than $550,000 in bribes and directed more than $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds to the Viet America Society, where his daughter worked, according to the Daily Pilot.
Chaffee questioned cost of further auditing
Not all supervisors share Foley's position. Board Chairman Doug Chaffee said in March 2026, after the Phase 1 report was released, that further auditing is "costly, and there's no way of recouping anything more from Do." Whether Chaffee has updated his stance since the Phase 2 release is unclear.
Foley sits on the Orange County Audit Oversight Committee. The Board has not announced when it will vote on authorizing Phases 3 and 4.
