The San Francisco Chronicle | October 11, 2018

“A veteran investigator known for organized crime crackdowns in Oakland’s Chinatown has pleaded guilty to a six-year bribery scheme with an informant, admitting accepting lavish vacations, a Mercedes-Benz and “hostesses” in exchange for shielding his source from prosecution…”

As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Alioto was the lead prosecutor in a bribery and corruption investigation involving a former Oakland police officer and Alameda County District Attorney investigator. Read more about the case here.