Federal investigators used Alexis Podesta as a confidential informant who secretly wore an FBI wire starting in June last year and whose recordings helped secure Dana Williamson's guilty plea.Dana Williamson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return and making false statements to the FBI after prosecutors say she and associates diverted about $225K from a dormant campaign account by disguising payments as consulting fees.The case expanded as the California Fair Political Practices Commission opened inquiries into
Alexis Podesta's undisclosed lobbying income of more than $1M and records tied at least $170K in campaign consulting fees to Podesta's company, while Governor
Gavin Newsom and
Jennifer Siebel Newsom face federal scrutiny and deny wrongdoing.