"Ex-LA Councilman José Huizar Receives 13-Year Prison Sentence for Corruption"
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Former L.A. City Councilman José Huizar has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for using his position to extort real estate developers for over $1.5 million in cash and benefits, as well as tax evasion. Huizar pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and tax evasion. The judge ordered him to pay restitution to the city of Los Angeles and the IRS. Huizar's corruption scheme tainted downtown development, and he accepted a $600,000 bribe to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.
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