Former mayor of small California town, 10 others charged in 'widespread' corruption probe
Los Angeles County’s district attorney unveiled a 34-count complaint Thursday, Feb. 4, charging a former Maywood mayor and 10 others for “widespread corruption” over a three-year period that involved bribes for city contracts, embezzlement and an attempt to heavily discount city property to secure a bingo hall.
Former Mayor Ramon Medina, 61, faces multiple counts of soliciting bribes, conspiracy, embezzlement, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds and perjury. Medina and the others are set to be arraigned April 29.
“No one is above the law. Public officials should be working to benefit the people, not their own bank accounts,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “Pay-to-play politics have no place in Los Angeles County and we are all deserving of a clean government.”
2018 raids followed audit
Investigators raided Maywood City Hall, the homes and businesses of Medina, and other locations in 2018. The searches came just four months after a state audit called out the city’s poor practices and more than $15 million in debt. Other elected officials in Maywood were searched at the same time, but have not been charged.
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