Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee has been accused of violating government ethics laws as part of an investigation by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Lee, who represents the 12th District, which encompasses the northwest half of the San Fernando Valley, is alleged to have accepted gifts in excess of the government set gift […]
In recent days, City Council members have defended their vote to reject Mejia's appointee. But some say Mejia’s team showed little interest in corralling votes.
Price asked supporters this week to give to his new legal defense fund, saying the money would help him and his lawyers fight what he called “false accusations.”
The judge said Lee's crimes — bribing an elected official and then falsifying his record of that payment — merited a sentence that would serve as 'a warning to others.'
The judge said Lee’s crimes bribing an elected official and then falsifying his record of that payment merited a sentence that would serve as 'a warning to others.'