Federal prosecutors have indicted a former chief of staff to California Governor
Dana Williamson is accused of conspiring to divert about $225,000 from a dormant political campaign for an associate’s personal use, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. She also allegedly claimed more than $1 million in business deductions for what were actually private expenditures for luxury goods and other personal items, prosecutors said.
A prominent political operative in the state capital of Sacramento, Williamson served as Newsom’s top aide for about ...