Chan was convicted for his role in the bribery scheme: racketeering conspiracy, bribery and lying to the feds.
Former LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan is on trial in federal court on a dozen criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, honest services fraud and lying to federal agents for his alleged role in a complex pay-to-play scheme that prosecutors say soaked developers for millions of dollars in exchange for getting their building projects approved at City Hall.
During opening statements two weeks ago in Chan’s retrial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Faerstein said the longtime Los Angeles official had three goals: “Get money, keep power, and avoid the feds.” An ex-deputy mayor who oversaw economic development for then-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016 and 2017, Chan “sold access” to Huizar, and arranged bribe payments for himself, for the then-councilman and for other city officials, prosecutors said.
During the two-week trial, prosecutors called several cooperating witnesses to the stand to testify against Chan in Los Angeles federal court, including George Esparza, Huizar’s former special assistant, and real estate development consultant George Chiang, each of whom pleaded guilty to participating in the City Hall-based racketeering conspiracy.
“It was his mission to bring economic development to Los Angeles,” the defense attorney said. “Unfortunately, Ray Chan thought everyone shared his vision.”
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