Disgraced former Los Angeles Metropolis Councilmember Jose Huizar is searching for a delayed begin date for his 13-year jail time period, citing confidential medical info, in response to current court docket filings.
The 55-year-old former head of the council’s Planning and Land Use Committee was sentenced in January for his position in a sprawling federal corruption case that concerned him taking money payouts and different bribes whereas in workplace. He was ordered to give up to federal authorities April 30.
In a federal court docket submitting this week, Huizar requested that his give up date be pushed to Aug. 30.
The appliance, filed underneath seal, didn’t publicly disclose causes for the request. Nonetheless, a separate movement to seal the appliance requested for secrecy as a result of the appliance “incorporates personal medical info,” Huizar’s lawyer Cuahtemoc Ortega, a federal public defender, wrote in court docket papers.
The motions mentioned prosecutors didn’t oppose the request or object to it being filed underneath seal. A spokesperson for the Central District of California’s U.S. lawyer’s workplace declined to touch upon the request.
Along with his 13-year sentence, Huizar was ordered in January to pay almost $444,000 in restitution to town of Los Angeles and almost $39,000 to the Inside Income Service.
Prosecutors accused Huizar of monetizing his elected place via “pay to play” schemes, securing greater than $1.5 million in money bribes, playing chips, luxurious lodge stays, political contributions, prostitute companies, costly meals and different monetary advantages from builders with initiatives in his downtown district.
Earlier than his sentencing, Huizar apologized for his crimes in a letter to the decide, saying he had already paid an enormous worth: shedding his fame and his capability to offer for his household, in addition to harming his youngsters’s future and psychological well being.
His case capped a sweeping investigation into L.A. corruption that started in 2015 and entangled a variety of Metropolis Corridor figures — although U.S. District Court docket Choose John F. Walter known as Huizar “the only real and highly effective driving drive” throughout his sentencing.
Employees writers Dakota Smith and David Zahniser contributed to this report.
