Corrupt LA politician José Huizar sentenced to 13 years in prison as judge cites 'little remorse'

The ex-city councilman is the first Los Angeles politician to be convicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act after pleading guilty in 2023.

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar enters the federal courthouse to be sentenced on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Frank Stoltze/LAist

A federal judge on Friday ordered a Los Angeles politician to spend 13 years in prison for turning his City Council district into an organized crime syndicate that took bribes from developers, including freq…