Robert Garrova covers criminal justice for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
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Chan and Huizar shook down Chinese developers who needed help getting their real estate projects through the city’s approval process. Chan accepted more than $750,000 in bribe money for himself and facilitated over $1 million in bribes from property developers to Huizar, In a letter to the judge, the L.A. City Attorney’s Office said Chan used his position to manage a “pay-to-play criminal enterprise,” lining his own pockets in the process.In addition to prison time, U.S. District Judge John Walter ordered Chan to pay more than $752,000 in restitution to the city.
In January, Huizar, 56 of Boyle Heights, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was ordered to pay restitution to the city and the IRS.Right now, you can help protect LAist's mission to provide local reporting to all in our community. Donate for the first time or increase your monthly donation to have a positive impact on your ability to access independent and trusted journalism.
The remarks made on a Vietnamese radio broadcast are Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do’s first known public response after O.C. officials filed a lawsuit alleging millions of taxpayer dollars were misspent.Civics & DemocracyFederal agents on Thursday searched the family home of O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do and his wife — O.C. Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Cheri Pham — as well as a home owned by their daughter Rhiannon Do.
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