Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother, political consultant Jesus Cardenas, are accused of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering
The allegations are startling: Two months after Andrea Cardenas was elected to the Chula Vista City Council, she conspired with her brother to defraud the U.S. government of more than $170,000. At the same time, prosecutors say, Jesus Cardenas falsely claimed dozens of pot dispensary workers as employees of his own consulting firm. He had just been sworn in as chief of staff to newly elected San Diego Councilmember Stephen Whitburn.
Her biography on the Chula Vista website omits that assignment, instead referencing her two-plus years working as a community representative for then-San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Andrea Cardenas returned to Grassroots Resources in 2016, this time as the director of community affairs, her social media profile says. She jumped into politics in 2020, challenging Mike Diaz for his District 4 seat on the Chula Vista City Council.
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