Inside Gavin Newsom and wifes $30M fortune: Homes, wineries, a gazillionaire patriarch and the nonprofits under the microscope
Gov.Gavin Newsom’s bombshell revelation that the Department of Justice is investigating him and his wife has reignited questions about the California governor’s wealth.The answer: an estimated $30 million fortune, making his $245,929 annual salary little more than pocket change.The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California is probing allegations brought forward by California whistleblowers regarding Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s taxes; Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson; and potentially some statehouse staff, the sources said.The investigation first came to light when Newsom released a pre-recorded social media clip Monday accusing President Donald Trump of directing the FBI and the Department of Justice to pursue the case against him because he was considering a run for president in 2028.Newsom was a wealthy man by the time he made his first major foray into politics as mayor of San Francisco in 2004.Newsom was worth about $6.9 million, largely on the back of his stake in a lucrative wine and hospitality business he founded off the back of his connections to the California’s wealthiest family, the Gettys.Newsom’s father, attorney and appeals court judge, William, was so trusted by Gordon Getty, he delivered the $2.2 million random to secure the release of his nephew, John Paul Getty III, who had been kidnapped by the Italian mafia on July 10, 1973.Getty son, Billy, partnered with his then-friend Newsom to launch the upscale Balboa Cafe and Plumpjack.
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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story The two later had a falling apart after Newsom’s ties to the elder Getty caused “resentment,” the governor has previously suggested.Plumpjack has gone on to expand into wineries, restaurants and hotels.
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