SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a scheme involving a charity and the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do will also resign his position, District Attorney Todd Spitzer said during a joint news conference with federal prosecutors.

“Mr. Do unequivocally broke the trust of the public,” Spitzer said. It is the first conviction of an Orange County supervisor in 50 years, according to Spitzer.

The case comes after federal agents raided the home of Andrew Do and his daughter, Rhiannon Do, in a long-running investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds. Rhiannon Do will not face criminal charges and is cooperating with the investigation, officials said.

Paul S. Meyer, an attorney for Andrew Do, said: “Out of respect for the legal process, no statement is appropriate at this time. However, it is appropriate to convey Andrew Do’s sincere apology and deep sadness to his family, to his constituents in District One and to his colleagues.”

Orange County — which is home to 3 million people between Los Angeles and San Diego — filed a civil lawsuit this year claiming a local nonprofit, Viet America Society, misused funds it received during the coronavirus pandemic to feed the elderly and disabled. Instead, the county claims, the nonprofit’s executives used nearly $10 million to buy property.

U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said Andrew Do signed an agreement to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a far-reaching scheme to take federal funding to feed disabled and elderly residents during the pandemic and use it for personal gain. Do agreed to resign his post on the board of supervisors as part of the deal, Estrada said.

Andrew Do publicly touted a meals program for his constituents, but of the more than $9 million funneled to Viet America Society, only 15% of it was used for that purpose, Estrada said.

Federal authorities seized $2.4 million in connection with the probe, according to prosecutors. Andrew Do agreed to forfeit any interest in that money and two homes in Orange County, Estrada said.

Do’s wife is a sitting judge in Orange County. Estrada declined to answer reporters’ questions about whether she was implicated in the scheme. Estrada said the investigation was ongoing.

Supervisor Katrina Foley said she was “disgusted by the staggering level of corruption, greed, and deception described in the federal indictments.”

“Andrew Do and his enablers must pay the price for their crimes against the people of Orange County,” Foley said in a statement Tuesday.

Andrew Do, a Republican, was a Vietnamese refugee before becoming a prosecutor and city councilmember and then winning a seat to represent the county’s residents on the five-person board of supervisors.

Amy Taxin, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday.

The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor’s time as a teacher, contains several indications that it was manipulated, said the official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Analysts identified clues that linked the content to Russian disinformation operations, said the official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the office of the director.

Digital researchers had already linked the video to Russia, but Tuesday’s announcement is the first time federal authorities have confirmed the connection.

The disinformation targeting Walz is consistent with Russian disinformation seeking to undermine the Democratic campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris and Walz, her running mate. Russia also has spread disinformation aimed at stoking discord and division ahead of voting, officials said, and may seek to encourage violent protests after Election Day.

Last month, analysts at Microsoft revealed that a viral video that baselessly claimed Harris left a woman paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident 13 years ago was Russian disinformation. More recently, a video surfaced featuring a man claiming to be a former student of Walz’s who accused the candidate of sexual misconduct years ago. Private researchers at firms that track disinformation, including NewsGuard, already have concluded the video was fake and that the man in the footage isn’t who he claimed to be.

Some researchers have also suggested the video may contain evidence that it was created using artificial intelligence, but federal officials stopped short of the same conclusion, saying only that the video contained multiple indications of manipulation.

China and Iran also have sought to influence the U.S. election using online disinformation. While Russia has targeted the Democratic campaign, Iran has gone after Republican Donald Trump with disinformation as well as hacking into the former president’s campaign. China, meanwhile, has focused its influence efforts on down-ballot races, and on general efforts to sow distrust and democratic dissatisfaction.

There is no indication that Russia, China or Iran are plotting significant attacks on election infrastructure as a way to disrupt the outcome, officials said Tuesday.

Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has said improvements to election security mean there is no way any other foreign adversary will be able to alter the results.

Russia, China and Iran have all rejected claims that they are seeking to meddle with the U.S. election. Messages left with the Russian embassy seeking comment on the Walz video were not immediately returned Tuesday.

David Klepper, The Associated Press