California Democratic Party Secretary Melahat Rafiee has resigned from her state and national duties after she became involved in an ongoing investigation into alleged bribery in negotiations between the city of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Angels stadium.
Los Angeles times said on sunday:
Accused of trying to bribe government officials as part of a growing federal corruption investigation, Rafiee is also resigning as a member of the Democratic National Committee. She did not respond to a request for comment Sunday, but admitted in a letter to being an undercover witness in an FBI investigation into the alleged $320 million sale of land at Angel Stadium.
Federal investigators in the case said they believed there were fraud, bribery, obstruction of justice, witness interference and other forms of corruption in the negotiations between Anaheim and the Angels regarding the proposed sale.
The city’s mayor, Harry Sidhu, has faced growing calls for the FBI to resign in an affidavit that is most likely to commit multiple crimes during negotiations. In affidavit, the Angels owner Arte Moreno or Major League Baseball team is not accused of any wrongdoing.
Orange County Registry Additional:
[Rafiei] constant Register On Saturday, he said he had also resigned from his designated posts on the OC Fair Council and the Anaheim City Culture and Heritage Commission, and that the investigation had “distracted us” from the important work all these groups had to do.
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Court documents filed last week revealed that Rafiee was arrested in 2019 on charges of “theft or bribery” using federal funds linked to a marijuana sales scheme.
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Since her arrest, Rafiee has worked with the FBI to step them up against possible corruption in Anaheim. She said she accepted the request for cooperation, fitted the wire, and provided the evidence the FBI used to prosecute last week. [former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO] Raise and express your concerns about Sidhu’s actions.
Corruption has become a constant problem in California Democratic Party politics at both the state and local levels, as party control over government creates opportunities for self-enrichment. Many candidates in 2022 are promising to bring order to their communities, both literally in terms of homelessness and metaphorically in terms of crime and corruption.
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