A federal judge declined to grant ex-LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan’s request to declare a mistrial in his public corruption case without more information about his lawyer’s medical situa…
During the interim, Braun underwent emergency surgery and was hospitalized for 10 days, the motion said.
Chan is facing 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.
Chan, 66, of Monterey Park, is accused of being a key member of what prosecutors dubbed the Council District 14 enterprise, a conspiracy in which former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar — assisted by others — unlawfully used his office to give favorable treatment to real estate developers who financed and facilitated bribes and other illicit benefits.
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