FBI agents arrested a Little Saigon businessman and a
Westminster police officer early Friday, accusing the entrepreneur of running a
loan shark operation and the officer of working as his "enforcer."
Kevin Khanh Tuan Do, who owns Do Design & Construction,
allegedly worked with Anthony Duong Donner, a six-year patrol officer for the
Westminster police. Donner was arrested when he showed up for work Friday.
A 39-page FBI affidavit said the two lived together in
Fountain Valley while masterminding illegal activities. The OC Weekly first
reported the arrests.
In 2011, Do lent $170,000 to a woman who wanted to open a
Garden Grove coffee shop and a lounge in neighboring Westminster, charging her
5% interest per month, along with an annual interest rate of 60%, the FBI said.
Do, 38, allegedly directed Donner, 29, to collect payments
from the customer and told the woman that if she didn't pay that the police
would "interfere with her business" and cite her for driving under
the influence, even if she wasn't drinking, said FBI Special Agent Joseph Paul
Nieblas.
The woman told officials she was afraid of Do, and that
officers working for Do "interfered with her business with patrol cars,
doing car stops on employees after work, and entering the business to
intimidate customers," Nieblas said.
Wiretaps enabled FBI agents to monitor Do's use of
"local law-enforcement officials, including Donner, to intimidate
payment" from the woman, the affidavit said.