Former LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan is on trial in federal court on a dozen criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, honest services fraud and lying to federal agents for his alleged role in a complex pay-to-play scheme that prosecutors say soaked developers for millions of dollars in exchange for getting their building projects approved at City Hall.
Chan, 67, of Monterey Park, is facing a dozen counts, including racketeering conspiracy, two types of bribery and lying to federal agents for his alleged role in the bribery scheme that prosecutors say monetized the real estate approval process at City Hall. Ex-Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is seen at an event at Los Angeles City Hall, Aug. 24, 2016. A jury has convicted Dae Yong Lee, a real estate developer, of bribery for giving $500,000 in cash to Huizar, a former Los Angeles city councilman and his special assistant in exchange for favors.
“He was helpful — almost to a fault,” Freedman told the jury. “Huizar used him just like Huizar used everyone. Ray Chan didn’t create problems — he solved problems.” An ex-deputy mayor who oversaw economic development for then-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016 and 2017, Chan “sold access” to Huizar, and arranged bribe payments for himself, for the then-councilman and for other city officials, Faerstein stated.
The defense attorney told jurors that his client “was motivated for love of his adopted city of Los Angeles,” not by greed or lust for power.
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