{"id":51334,"date":"2022-11-10T20:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T04:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51334"},"modified":"2022-11-10T20:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T04:10:21","slug":"chinese-real-estate-developer-guilty-of-paying-more-than-1-million-in-bribes-to-la-politician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51334","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Real Estate Development Business Guilty of Paying More Than $1 Million in Bribes to LA Politician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A Chinese real estate development company was found guilty Thursday of paying more than $1 million in bribes to then-Los Angeles City Councilman Jos\u00e9 Huizar to obtain city approval to build a 77-story skyscraper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The bribes included luxury trip expenses, casino gambling chips, and a sham loan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0The jury deliberated for less than three hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YS5U4P75u0g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">They found Shen Zhen New World I LLC guilty of all eight counts it faced: three counts of honest service wire fraud, four counts of interstate and foreign travel in aid of bribery, and one count of bribery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The owner of Shen Zhen \u2013 Wei Huang, 57, a resident of Shenzhen, China, who also maintains a residence in San Marino \u2013 is also charged in this case, but he has yet to make a court appearance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">He is a fugitive believed to be in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvl_5RYALjo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 According to evidence presented at trial, in 2010, Shen Zhen \u2013 on behalf of its owner \u2013 purchased the L.A. Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The property was located in the 14th City Council District, whose representative at that time was Jos\u00e9 Huizar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">As part of his roles on the Los Angeles City Council, Huizar was the chairman of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, commonly referred to as the PLUM Committee. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">It oversaw major commercial and residential development projects in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In June 2018, Shen Zhen applied with the Los Angeles City Planning Department to redevelop the L.A. Grand Hotel into a skyscraper featuring a mix of residential and commercial uses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From February 2013 to November 2018, Shen Zhen, acting through Huang, provided Huizar and his aide George Esparza with cash, casino gambling chips, flights on private jets and commercial airlines, stays at luxury Las Vegas hotels and casinos, expensive meals, spa services, prostitution services, political contributions, and a $600,000 collateral for Huizar, according to officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The $600,000 was used to settle a pending sexual harassment lawsuit against Huizar by a former staffer that threatened his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The L.A. Grand Hotel redevelopment project would have transformed Shen Zhen\u2019s hotel into a 77-floor mixed-use skyscraper that would have been the tallest such structure west of the Mississippi River.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Specifically, Shen Zhen intended that Huizar present motions and resolutions in various city committees; vote on the project in the PLUM Committee and City Council; take action in the PLUM Committee to expedite the approval process of the project; exert pressure on other city officials to influence the approval process of the project, and introducing and voting on city resolutions to enhance the professional reputation and marketability of Wei Huang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. District Judge John F. Walter scheduled a Jan.23 sentencing hearing. The company faces a multi-million dollar fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Huizar and former Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan have plead not guilty to the charges against them, which include racketeering conspiracy and multiple bribery counts, and are scheduled to go to trial on February 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Esparza plead guilty in July 2020 to one count of racketeering conspiracy and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Federal prosecutors have now convicted a total of nine defendants along with receiving over $3 million in criminal penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salvador Huizar, Jos\u00e9 Huizar\u2019s brother, who testified as a witness for the prosecution in the Shen Zhen trial and is expected to testify at his brother\u2019s trial, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 15, 2023 after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/brother-former-la-city-councilman-jos-huizar-admits-lying-investigators-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pleaded guilty to a felony charge<\/a>\u00a0of making false statements to federal investigators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the first Huizar-related trial on June 27 found real estate developer Dae Yong Lee, a.k.a. David Lee, 57, of Bel Air, and 940 Hill LLC, a Lee-controlled company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/real-estate-developer-found-guilty-fraud-bribery-and-obstruction-charges-paying-500000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">guilty of felony charges<\/a>, including fraud and bribery, for providing $500,000 in cash to Huizar and his special assistant for help in resolving a labor organization\u2019s appeal of their downtown Los Angeles development project. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Their sentencing hearings are scheduled for Jan. 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6480217327MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant United States Attorney Mack E. Jenkins, Chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, Assistant United States Attorneys Susan S. Har and J. 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