Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has not paid the $250,000 restitution installment a federal judge ordered him to pay by September 10 — and federal prosecutors say there may be no assets left to force him to pay it.
Do was sentenced last year for his role in a scheme that diverted nearly $8 million from a program meant to feed homebound seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of his sentence, U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna ordered him to pay the county $878,230 total in restitution, with the first $250,000 due within 30 days of an August 11 restitution hearing.
The day after that hearing — August 12 — Do signed a deed transferring his entire ownership of the family home in North Tustin to his wife, Orange County Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham. The home is estimated to be worth $2.2 million. Three days after that, Do turned himself in to federal prison to begin his five-year sentence.
The September 10 deadline came and went without payment.
Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors office, confirmed Do never paid, adding that investigators believe there was no money left in assets available to seize. Leon Page, Orange County's top attorney, confirmed the county has received nothing. "We do not believe that he has complied with this order," a county spokesperson said.
Do's attorney, Paul Meyer, declined to comment.
Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor and former senior federal prosecutor, called the lapse unusual. "It's hard to believe that so much time has gone by without the restitution being paid. It certainly raises questions — if not eyebrows — as to what happened here."
Federal prosecutors have since argued the matter is effectively resolved: the Department of Justice is returning $3.7 million to Orange County from assets forfeited by others involved in the corruption scheme, which they say covers the restitution obligation. The county's own civil lawsuit against Do alleges its total losses exceeded $13 million, and that legal fight is still ongoing.
While Do serves his sentence, he continues to draw approximately $7,300 per month from his county pension. In January, he also received a $12,771 lump-sum refund from the pension system representing contributions he made during the period his crime was active — from June 2020 until he resigned from the Board of Supervisors in October 2024.
Do's two adult daughters received bribe money on his behalf as part of the scheme, according to his plea agreement.
