Lee, who is seeking reelection next year to represent voters in the West San Fernando Valley, denied wrongdoing.
Los Angeles City Council Member John Lee during the Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce 2023 State of the Valley luncheon in Universal City, September 7, 2023. Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee, who is seeking reelection next year to represent voters in the West San Fernando Valley, vehemently denied wrongdoing on Monday, Oct. 2, after the city’s ethics commission announced that Lee may have violated ethics laws while working for former City Councilmember Mitch Englander.
Lee represents Council District 12, which includes Chatsworth, Granada Hills, North Hills, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Sherwood Forest and West Hills. According to the ethics commission, the alleged violations occurred while Lee was a city employee, working for then-Councilmember Mitchell Englander, including as his chief of staff.dubbed Operation Casino Loyale, and several pleaded guilty to varying charges in different cases, including former councilmember Englander. Englander pleaded not guilty to several federal charges in 2021, then pleaded guilty to one count of scheming to falsify material facts, according to the Department of Justice.
A “probable cause” conference was conducted by the ethics commission on Aug. 31, and Lee was served with an accusation last week.The councilmember is accused of two counts of accepting excess gifts, three counts of failing to disclose gifts, four counts of misusing a city position and one count of aiding and abetting the misuse of a city position.
“Both accusations are categorically false,” Lee said, adding that he’s cooperated with the commission’s investigation throughout the process.
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