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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Developer who paid $500,000 bribe to Los Angeles councilman sentenced to 6 years in federal prison

Southern California Newspaper Group

A real estate developer was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for paying $500,000 in bribes to a Los Angeles city councilman for help with a downtown project.

Dae Yong Lee, also known as “David Lee,” also was fined $750,000 and a company that he controlled was fined $1.5 million plus prosecution costs, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.

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