Alameda County District Attorney Announces Charges Against OPD Officer
Officer Phong Tran charged with perjury, bribery OAKLAND, CA —Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Y. Price announces charges were filed today against Oakland Police Officer Phong Tran for committing perjury on the stand. Officer Tran, a current employee of OPD, was charged with two felony counts of Penal Code 118 (a), perjury under oath, for lying under oath during a murder trial in 2016 and preliminary hearing in 2014. Tran has also been charged with Penal Code 127, felony subornation of perjury under oath, Penal Code 137(a) felony bribery of a witness and Penal Code 137(a)-664 felony attempted bribery of a witness. “Lying and manipulating a witness are serious violations of the public trust, and Officer Tran will be held accountable,” said DA Price. “When the integrity of a conviction is at issue in one case, it raises…