Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
November 12, 2025
A former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. Dana Williamson has been arrested and is scheduled to make her first court appearance Wednesday in Sacramento. It is not immediately clear if she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf. The federal indictment lists four other co-conspirators. It alleges that Williamson was part of a scheme involving Sean McCluskie, who was Becerra’s chief of staff at the time of the alleged conduct. Becerra is not implicated in the indictment.