REPORT: FBI Requests Documents From Office of CA Treasurer As Part of Criminal Investigation

By Jennifer Van Laar | 1:10 PM on April 16, 2024

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Intrepid California journalist Ashley Zavala is reporting that the FBI contacted the California State Treasurer's Office on Monday requesting documents. According to Zavala's sources, the documents "are part of a federal grand jury subpoena on a case that has not yet been made public," and the office is gathering the information requested.

A spokesman for State Treasurer Fiona Ma confirmed that it had been contacted by a law enforcement agency seeking documents and that it is cooperating. The spokesman could not say if the documents were related to the office itself or Fiona Ma in particular.
A spokeswoman for the FBI said she would not confirm or deny the existence of any investigation.
In the event the Treasurer's Office needs representation on this case, the California Department of Justice is expected to be the agency to provide it.

Ma, a Certified Public Accountant, is in her second term as Treasurer, and has already declared her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in 2026. She's currently being sued by a former high-ranking female employee for sexual harassment:

Judith Blackwell, the former head of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, alleged sexual harassment, racial discrimination and wrongful termination in the lawsuit, which was filed in July 2021, six months after she was fired. Ma has said the allegations are without merit and filed a motion to dismiss the case.
The lawsuit alleged that Ma often rented hotel rooms and a home in Sacramento for staff to stay in after working late. Blackwell said that while sharing rooms, Ma called her into her bedroom several times, exposed her nude backside and climbed into Blackwell’s bed with her at least once.

According to court records, that case could go to trial this fall.

Before her election as State Treasurer, Ma was elected to a number of offices, including the CA Board of Equalization, the California State Assembly, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She's a member of the corrupt Democrat cabal that's run San Francisco for decades, and recently submitted a letter supporting a lenient sentence for a former San Francisco parole officer connected to a massive bribery scheme headed by former San Francisco Public Works director Mohammed Nuru, a Willie Brown protege and Gavin Newsom confidant.