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Let's Hear it for Michelle Rhee one more time: Ex-California Sen. Ron Calderon to be sentenced in corruption case | The Sacramento Bee

Ex-California Sen. Ron Calderon to be sentenced in corruption case | The Sacramento Bee:

Ex-lawmaker Ron Calderon to be sentenced in corruption case



More than three years after FBI agents raided the Capitol office of former state Sen. Ron Calderon, the corruption case against the Montebello Democrat finally comes to an end.
Calderon, who pleaded guilty in June to one count of mail fraud for accepting tens of thousands of dollars and jobs for his children in exchange for official acts, is set to be sentenced at noon in federal court in Los Angeles. Originally charged with 24 counts, including bribery, money laundering and aiding in the filing of false tax returns – allegations that could have netted Calderon a maximum 396-year sentence – prosecutors are now requesting that he serve five years in prison.
The sentencing will bring to a close an embarrassing chapter for the California Senate that saw three members suspended amid legal troubles. Former Sen. Rod Wright, D-Baldwin Hills, ultimately spent 71 minutes in jail on Halloween 2014 for eight felonies related to living outside the district where he ran for office. Former Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, pleaded guilty last year to one count of racketeering for trading political favors for campaign cash, and is currently serving a five-year term at a facility in Fort Worth, Texas.Ex-California Sen. Ron Calderon to be sentenced in corruption case | The Sacramento Bee:




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 Ex-state Senator Ron Calderon enters guilty plea in bribery case






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