Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

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

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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…

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