{"id":10248,"date":"2023-11-01T15:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10248"},"modified":"2023-11-01T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:52:32","slug":"breaking-local-political-consulting-siblings-jesus-andrea-cardenas-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10248","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Local political consulting siblings Jesus &#038; Andrea Cardenas indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The local Democratic party has recently endorsed Andrea Cardenas, just before her recent indictment on multiple felony charges related to a fraudulent COVID-era government loan. Andrea Cardenas&#8217; alleged involvement in a PPP loan fraud scheme was first reported on February 3 by LPSD.<\/p>\n<p>This endorsement has sparked widespread criticism, with many questioning the party&#8217;s judgment and commitment to ethical standards in politics. Critics argue that endorsing an individual facing felony charges sends a troubling message and undermines the party&#8217;s credibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-9\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bb182653-77ae-46fd-8644-b466a7a121c2\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>As the controversy unfolds, the Democratic party faces the challenge of justifying their endorsement of Andrea Cardenas in light of her legal troubles. This contentious move has put their reputation in question, leaving the party to grapple with mounting concerns and criticisms regarding their choice of endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Local political consulting siblings Jesus &amp; Andrea Cardenas indicted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SDDistAtty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SDDistAtty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SummerStephan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SummerStephan<\/a> on multiple felony charges stemming from a fraudulent COVID-era govt loan.<br \/>\nLPSD first reported on Feb 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ByoNrQsXrK\">https:\/\/t.co\/ByoNrQsXrK<\/a> details of their PPP loan.<br \/>\nBoth will be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mDsUVONTQX\">pic.twitter.com\/mDsUVONTQX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 La Prensa San Diego &#8211; LaPrensa.org (@LaPrensaSD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaPrensaSD\/status\/1719838036865987017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Canva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The local Democratic party has recently endorsed Andrea Cardenas, just before her recent indictment on multiple felony charges related to a fraudulent COVID-era government loan. Andrea Cardenas&#8217; alleged involvement in a PPP loan fraud scheme was first reported on February 3 by LPSD. This endorsement has sparked widespread criticism, with many questioning the party&#8217;s judgment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Local political consulting siblings Jesus &amp; Andrea Cardenas indicted - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10248\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Local political consulting siblings Jesus &amp; Andrea Cardenas indicted - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The local Democratic party has recently endorsed Andrea Cardenas, just before her recent indictment on multiple felony charges related to a fraudulent COVID-era government loan. 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