RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: BUSTED: La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan charged with Perjury. Chalk up another one for District Attorney Steve Cooley!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

BUSTED: La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan charged with Perjury. Chalk up another one for District Attorney Steve Cooley!

LOS ANGELES --

District Attorney Steve Cooley and his Public Intergrity Division is on a roll. Today embattled La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan pleaded not guilty to one count of perjury stemming from an allegedly false report he filed in February 2009 regarding campaign funds.

Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman of the Public Integrity Division said Lujan would be removed from office if convicted of the perjury count.

Lujan, who was first elected to the La Puente City Council in 2001, would also be barred from holding future elective office under California law. He is due back in court on Feb. 25. Lujan allegedly received and spent dozens of campaign contributions in 2008 but failed to report the contributions and expenditures. He has previously denied wrongdoing and filed amended campaign reports. Lujan was looking at running for State Assembly, but those plans look to be on hold.

Recently Cooley has brought criminal charges against lots of corrupt local elected officials including ex-Pico Rivera Mayor Ronald Beilke, Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong, ex-Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, Vernon Mayor Leonis Malburg. He has also opened a criminal investigation against Pico Rivera City Councilman Robert Archuletta for under reporting gifts.

So, corrupt politicians beware. Steve Cooley is on a roll!

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Was he taking city money to support his brothers DRUG habbit?I believe I once heared his brother (philip lujan) had a MEDICAL MARIJUANA shop.Is this true?I hope he serves some time in jail,its sad to see someone taking innocent peoples money.; Monday, February 22, 2010 11:36:00 PM

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