Por: Los Angeles Times 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 face trial next month, and he is facing a prison sentence of between nine and 13 years. His deal with prosecutors comes after developers were convicted in two earlier... + full article
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
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 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
L.A. bribery trial spotlights City Hall corruption in run-up to election | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Politics November 08, 2022
In the summer of 2020, just before FBI agents arrested Jose Huizar at his Boyle Heights home on charges of public corruption, the then-Los Angeles councilmember posted an image of a saint on Instagram. Santo Niño de Atocha is the big-hatted patron saint of prisoners and the... + 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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ABC7 USA Politics October 14, 2022
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The brother of former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar has agreed to plead guilty in connection to a case that represents yet another scandal at City Hall.The councilman is facing trial for bribery allegations. His brother, Salvador Huizar, has... + 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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