Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee has publicly testified about a controversial 2017 Las Vegas trip where he faced allegations of accepting unethical gifts. This trip is central to an ongoing FBI investigation linked to his former boss, Mitch Englander, who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about accepting cash. Lee insists he covered his expenses during the trip and did not accept gifts in violation of ethics laws, which the L.A. Ethics Commission claimed he did, alongside accusations of aiding Englander in backdating checks.
John Lee's recent testimony about a 2017 Las Vegas trip underscores his claims of not accepting gifts, despite the L.A. Ethics Commission's allegations against him.
Lee insists he made a good-faith effort to cover expenses during a trip where he was implicated in ethics violations involving cash and gifts.
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