OAKLAND — The CEO of the Coliseum Authority sought a $50,000 fee from RingCentral for helping the company negotiate a stadium naming rights deal with the public agency he oversees, a possible violation of state conflict-of-interest law.
“If indeed he did stand to benefit financially, the matter should be referred to the district attorney or attorney general for prosecution,” said government ethics expert Michael Martello.
Teresa Drenick, spokeswoman for Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, declined to comment when asked if prosecutors had opened an investigation.
Invoices obtained by this news organization show Scott McKibben billed the company for the $50,000 consultant fee as part of the three-year deal worth $3 million to rename the Coliseum stadium where the Oakland A’s and Raiders play.