A coalition of business groups and local electeds have filed a lawsuit against the Fair Political Practices Commission seeking to nullify new campaign contribution requirements passed by
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After years of denial, former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar has confessed to extorting at least $1.5 million in bribes from real estate developers while he was in office.
Anaheim’s ex-mayor is refusing to comply with public records requests from the city, following accusations that he committed bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
Chavez received hundreds of thousands in bribe money and then passed 60% of it to the councilman, according to the DOJ.
Former Adelanto City Councilman Jermaine Wright was sentenced to five years in federal prison Monday for bribery and attempted arson.
Jermaine Wright was arrested in 2017 for soliciting a $10,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for helping a cannabis business open in the city. Authorities said he also hired a man to set fire to a restaurant he owned so that he could collect $300,000 in insurance money.
The new policy was developed in collaboration between the police department and the city manager’s office following two high-profile incidents involving a city code inspector and a police officer.
The FBI says it has found probable cause of corruption by Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu involving the sale of Anaheim Stadium.