“The scope of corruption outlined in this indictment is staggering,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna.
“As the indictment alleges, Huizar, Chan and their network of associates repeatedly violated the public trust by soliciting and accepting numerous cash bribes and other financial benefits, turning Huizar’s City Council seat into a money-making criminal enterprise.”
When a unanimous LA City Council in July 2013 approved skyscrapers atop the 7.0-magnitude Hollywood Earthquake Fault, one could have thought it was a Hollywood movie plot about corrupt politicians running wild. Who could imagine that our elected officials would openly break the law and endanger thousands of lives in the process? Sadly, though, fact was stranger than fiction.