Former City Councilman Mitchell Englander is the first person to be publicly charged in connection with a wide-reaching investigation into corruption and pay-to-play schemes at L.A. City Hall. Here's what we know about the charges against Englander:
Read it here:Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander has been charged with obstructing an investigation into him accepting cash, female escort services, hotel rooms and expensive meals from a businessman during trips to Las Vegas and Palm Springs, federal officials announced Monday.
A week after the Palm Springs trip, Englander brought the businessman to lunch with a person identified in the indictment as “Developer B,” the CEO of a construction company. The purpose of the lunch, the indictment said, was to give the businessman a chance to introduce himself and his company to the developer.Federal authorities wiretapped a phone call in 2017 in which the participants discussed the businessman’s perks and payments to public officials, the indictment said.
In September 2017, the businessman received a FedEx package with checks from Englander and a City Hall staff member, the indictment said. Both checks were for $442 and dated Aug. 4, 2017. An enclosed note from Englander indicated that the checks were for “Vegas expenses,” the indictment said.
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