Por: Los Angeles Times Nation July 21, 2023
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a downtown Los Angeles real estate developer to six years in prison for providing cash bribes to former City Councilmember Jose Huizar, then attempting to hide the transaction from investigators. Dae Yong Lee, who also goes by David Lee, was found guilty last year of giving $500,000 in bribes in exchange for the approval of a 20-story residential tower on Olympic Boulevard and Hill Street. He was also... + full article
Associated Press USA Business May 13, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company owned by a billionaire Chinese real estate developer was fined $4 million on Friday for bribing a Los Angeles city councilmember for help in getting a downtown skyscraper approved.Shenzhen New World I LLC was given the maximum penalty and was also... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Opinion January 22, 2023
Finally, former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar has admitted he was the leader of a criminal enterprise in City Hall that extorted from developers to get rich and maintain his political power. On Friday, Huizar pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion rather than... + más
Jose Huizar's brother to testify in federal corruption trial of former L.A. councilman after pleading guilty | Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times USA Nation January 20, 2023
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar's agreement to plead guilty announced Thursday marks a stunning fall for a politician who once had aspirations of higher office but ultimately became a symbol of City Hall corruption. Huizar rose from working-class roots in... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Politics January 20, 2023
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering and tax evasion, admitting that he extorted at least $1.5 million in bribes from developers. In a plea agreement filed Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles, Huizar acknowledged that... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Business November 11, 2022
Jose Huizar developed a curious habit as a Los Angeles city councilman: He would give stacks of $100 bills to his wife, mother or brother. They in turn would write him checks or pay his bills. The three of them confirmed Huizar's suspected money laundering in testimony... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Nation October 28, 2022
When billionaire Chinese developer Wei Huang burst into the U.S. real estate market 12 years ago, he did it with a bang, buying a downtown L.A. lot where he set out to build a 77-story skyscraper. It was supposed to be the tallest on the West Coast. On Thursday, the criminal... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Politics October 13, 2022
The older brother of Jose Huizar admitted to lying to FBI agents about receiving envelopes of cash from Huizar and will cooperate with the federal government's sprawling corruption investigation into the former Los Angeles city councilman. On multiple occasions, Huizar gave... + más
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