Tag: bribery scandal

Developers to Face Trials Separately From Ex-LA Councilman Huizar in Bribery Scandal

LOS ANGELES—Two real estate developers will be tried separately from Jose Huizar, the former Los Angeles city councilman they are accused of bribing to get their projects approved, a federal judge ruled on March 7. David Lee and Shen Zhen New World will each go to trial in downtown Los Angeles prior to the start of…


FirstEnergy to Pay $230 Million in Settlement in Ohio Bribery Case

CINCINNATI—Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to a settlement that calls for the company to fully cooperate and pay a $230 million fine as part of a sweeping bribery scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati and the FBI are scheduled to hold a news briefing later Thursday morning on the deferred prosecution…