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.'
on his criminal activities, at one point writing the words “Giving cash to CM Huizar 2/10/2017” on a napkin. He then photographed the napkin.Huizar, who served on the council from 2005 to 2020, is scheduled to be sentenced in December. Esparza, who is also awaiting sentencing, may still be called as a witness in an upcoming trial stemming from the Huizar case.
In 2015, Lee proposed the construction of a $170-million high-rise a few blocks east of the L.A. Live entertainment complex. His project soon drew opposition from a group of construction trade unions, which threatened to slow or halt the approval process for his project, adding millions in additional development costs.George Esparza, an aide to ex-L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar, told jurors he took part in two ‘money drops,’ picking up cash from a developer’s go-between.
“He wasn’t under financial pressure, like some people are,” said Assistant U.S. Atty. Cassie Palmer. “He had a lot of money and wanted more.” “The limited window of conduct that was presented at trial does not accurately reflect the hardworking, honest person that he has been in all other aspects of his life,” wrote Lee’s attorney, Ariel A. Neuman.
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