A years-long City Council corruption scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars stashed in liquor boxes, shadowy businessmen, and unrelenting developers comes to an end with a sentencing hearing this week.
Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday in a corruption case involving at least $1.5 million in cash and.
The letter from Jose Huizar, a former L.A. City Council member, was filed a day before his sentencing in a case focused on bribes from downtown developers.
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Huizar, 55, of Boyle Heights, "made a business of his public office at the expense of the citizens of Los Angeles," U.S. District Judge John Walter said before imposing sentence.