"By 2012, Richelle Huizar (The defendant's wife) was working as a paid fundraiser for Bishop Mora Salesian High School, the Catholic school in Boyle Heights that is her husband’s alma mater. The Times reported in 2018 that companies with business before the councilman, many of them real estate developers, donated repeatedly to Salesian during the four years that his wife was employed by the school.
Jose Huizar repeatedly solicited the donations, according to documents and former staffers.
Salesian High became a sticking point with some Huizar aides. In one lawsuit, a former aide accused the councilman of improperly assigning staffers to work on Salesian’s yearly fundraiser.
Legal and government experts said it would be questionable for an elected official to use his office staff to raise money for a charity that employed his wife as a fundraiser."
Relative 01, 02 and 03 named in the are Jose Huizar's wife, mother and brother.
It's just an elaborate multi-step kick-back scheme, with Huizar and his relatives receiving and directing "pay to play" money at each step of the way.
It wouldn't be that hard for jurors to follow. I hope that the FBI follows up and charges all three.
One simply does not have $129,000 in cash in his bedroom closet when a search warrant is executed AND not be a thoroughly corrupt public servant.
"By 2012, Richelle Huizar (The defendant's wife) was working as a paid fundraiser for Bishop Mora Salesian High School, the Catholic school in Boyle Heights that is her husband’s alma mater. The Times reported in 2018 that companies with business before the councilman, many of them real estate developers, donated repeatedly to Salesian during the four years that his wife was employed by the school.
Jose Huizar repeatedly solicited the donations, according to documents and former staffers.
Salesian High became a sticking point with some Huizar aides. In one lawsuit, a former aide accused the councilman of improperly assigning staffers to work on Salesian’s yearly fundraiser.
Legal and government experts said it would be questionable for an elected official to use his office staff to raise money for a charity that employed his wife as a fundraiser."
Relative 01, 02 and 03 named in the are Jose Huizar's wife, mother and brother.
It's just an elaborate multi-step kick-back scheme, with Huizar and his relatives receiving and directing "pay to play" money at each step of the way.
It wouldn't be that hard for jurors to follow. I hope that the FBI follows up and charges all three.
One simply does not have $129,000 in cash in his bedroom closet when a search warrant is executed AND not be a thoroughly corrupt public servant.