LOS ANGELES CITY HALL CORRUPTION CASE
Condoning Corruption At City Hall
Two former members of the Los Angeles City Council have already been ensnared in a federal probe. Why won’t the council clean house?
Mitchell Englander carried out a “pattern of coolly calculated criminality.”
- Federal Prosecutors
While Mitchell Englander ran for his seat as a “law and order” Republican, he did not hold himself to the same standards that he set for his fellow citizens. The former Los Angeles City Councilmember has already pleaded guilty to attempting to cover up a corruption-fueled trip to Las Vegas, but his attorney has argued that he should not receive any jail time. The undeclared perks, paid escorts, and envelopes full of cash should be ignored because “Englander has been a good father, a loving husband, and dedicated community leader” who had never before been caught breaking the law. The $15,000 received in two casino bathrooms should not even be considered as bribes because Englander took no “official acts” in exchange for the money.
Englander was not the only person whose reputation was tarnished by the ongoing federal investigation and the trip to…
