Democratic Party Representative Resigns Amid FBI Investigation

Democratic Party Representative Resigns Amid FBI Investigation
The California flag in Newport Beach, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Melahat Rafiei announced May 22 her resignation from her elected roles as secretary of the California Democratic Party and state representative to the Democratic National Committee as a result of a corruption investigation in Anaheim.

Rafiei said the investigation had become a “hindrance” and “distraction from the important work of the party.”