💰 L.A. Deputy Mayor Raised Money from Developers with Projects in Downtown 💰 (Los Angeles: real estate)

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Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan made use of his time at City Hall, clearing obstacles for real estate developers behind some of the city's major projects. But while working for Mayor Eric Garcetti, Chan was also contacting some of those same developers for donations to the 2017 celebration of Asian Pacific American heritage Month, according to the LA Times .

The Times obtained a correspondence detailing the tens of thousands of dollars Chan raised for the celebration from developers seeking approvals or awaiting building inspections.

In a series of emails to a city council aide, "Chan said he had reached out to at least seven firms and businessmen, including four working to bring new skyscrapers to downtown Los Angeles."

“Hopefully, we will wrap up the $80,000 in a week or two,” he reportedly wrote in an April 2017 email.

A search warrant filed last year showed federal agents have gone to court to obtain records from Chan's email account, looking for any evidence of possible crimes including bribery, extortion, money laundering and kickbacks.

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Yep...business as usual. This has probably been going on for most of our lives. The city has been over-developed and continues to grow; the people responsible get their financial cut and move out of the city, leaving the rest of us with insufferable traffic, crumbling roads, etc.