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Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary

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Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif., after being indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)
FILE - Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks to The Associated Press Jan. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren, File)

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Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif., after being indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)