LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar, the central figure in a five-year federal corruption probe targeting City Hall, was arrested June 23 at his Boyle Heights home for allegedly conspiring to accept roughly $1.5 million in bribes from developers trying to curry his favor.
Huizar, 51, made his initial federal court appearance on the afternoon of June 23 by videoconference from a downtown lockup before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams, who ordered the councilman released on a $100,000 bond. He was not asked to enter a plea, but a July 20 arraignment and a July 14 preliminary hearing were both tentatively set.
