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[quote=Anonymous]Ex-L.A. Councilman Englander charged with obstruction in probe alleging lavish spending and escorts

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-09/ex-l-a-councilman-mitchell-englander-surrenders-in-federal-probe

Also in WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/10/los-angeles-councilman-escort-fbi/#comments-wrapper

Englander served on the council from 2011 until Dec. 31, 2018, when he abruptly resigned in the middle of the probe and took a job in the private sector. He was the only registered Republican on the council, representing some of the city’s more conservative neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. He also served on the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, which oversees major development projects, prosecutors said. When he left in 2018, he got mixed reviews from residents, at least some of whom viewed him as too friendly with real estate developers.

“He’s just sided with the money people, big developers, for a long time over the wishes of the people,” Jim Summers, a former president of the Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council, told the Los Angeles Times then.

The wealthy person who took Englander to Las Vegas, who was not identified by prosecutors, worked on “major development projects” in the city. Seeking to increase his business opportunities, the businessman bought influential public officials flashy gifts or simply handed out wads of cash, according to the indictment.

He helped organize the June 2017 trip to Las Vegas for Englander, two of the councilman’s staffers, a lobbyist and another influential developer. He lent Englander $1,000 in casino chips and went on to foot the bill for a $2,481 dinner and $24,000 in bottle service, prosecutors say.
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