Breaking: Ex-L.A. Councilman Mitch Englander sentenced to 14 months in prison and and fined $15,000 for lying to federal authorities. latimes.com/california/sto…
Englander is the first person to be sentenced in a sprawling federal investigation into corruption at L.A. City Hall.
He pleaded guilty in July to falsifying material facts, a felony. latimes.com/california/sto…
He pleaded guilty in July to falsifying material facts, a felony. latimes.com/california/sto…
As part of his plea deal, Englander admitted he lied to prosecutors and FBI agents repeatedly during three interviews in 2017 and 2018 about his dealings with the unnamed businessman. latimes.com/california/sto…
After the Vegas trip, the businessman became a government informant and secretly recorded his conversations with the former councilman. latimes.com/california/sto…
Englander, dressed in a dark suit and wearing a white mask at a conference table next to his lawyer, expressed remorse for his crime.
“I own what I did, and I take full responsibility, 100 percent,” he said. “I’ve hurt the very people I love the most.”
“I own what I did, and I take full responsibility, 100 percent,” he said. “I’ve hurt the very people I love the most.”
His case was just a peripheral part of a larger scandal that has sullied the reputation of City Hall and undermined the public’s trust in how elected officials handle real estate projects that are reshaping the downtown skyline. latimes.com/california/sto…
At the center of the ongoing investigation is former Councilman Jose Huizar, who is awaiting trial on bribery, racketeering, fraud and other charges for his alleged shakedowns of developers seeking city approval for downtown building projects. latimes.com/california/sto…
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