Local and state officials are calling for change in Anaheim after an independent investigation into the city’s former mayor and campaign donors found evidence of “potential criminal conspiracy” and theft of $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds, according to the JL Group’s report made public July 31.
The 353-page report was ordered by the former City Council in October 2022. The probe’s cost quickly grew to $1.5 million to pay for extensive research into alleged corruption by former Mayor Harry Sidhu and other officials involved in city contracts and the now-aborted sale of city-owned Anaheim Stadium.
