{"id":32692,"date":"2023-07-22T08:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T08:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32692"},"modified":"2023-07-22T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T08:11:00","slug":"top-developer-gets-prison-sentence-in-political-bribery-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32692","title":{"rendered":"Top developer gets prison sentence in political bribery case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Southern California real estate developer was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for sending a $500,000 bribe to a Los Angeles city councilman on announced the Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Lee was found guilty of wire fraud and bribery in June 2022.<\/p>\n

He was also personally ordered to pay a fine of $750,000 for this conduct and his company was fined $1.5 million, the largest allowed. <\/p>\n

Lee planned a major commercial and residential development in downtown Los Angeles, but appealed to then-Alderman Jose Huizar when the project stalled in the city’s approval process, the DOJ said.<\/p>\n

Huizar was the project’s local councilor and head of the city’s planning council.<\/p>\n

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The alderman demanded a cash bribe, which Lee delivered in installments, including in a paper bag, prosecutors claimed in the sentencing memorandum.<\/p>\n

“Despite enjoying a life of privilege and abundance, Lee wanted more,” the note read. “But instead of winning it, he wanted a guaranteed shortcut to circumvent the city process and silence community opponents who threatened to thwart his attempts to expand his substantial real estate empire.”<\/p>\n

Huizar and two of his associates pleaded guilty to bribery-related charges. The former alderman also pleaded guilty to tax evasion and organized crime charges in January. <\/p>\n

He has agreed to serve at least nine years in prison, but has not yet been sentenced.<\/p>\n

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