Epstein Secrets

." Hogan Blocks Local Officials From Ordering Private Schools To Close. The Washington Post (8/3, Cox, 14.2M) reports that on Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) "curtailed the authority of local health officials to issue a blanket order to keep schools closed, undoing Montgomery County's decision to req

d had scaled back his legislative activity before his suspension. During the search of his home, agents seized $129,000 in cash that was stashed in Huizar's closet and which, according to the indictment, he received from a Chinese billionaire and another businessperson seeking favors from him." Texas

ATE SCANDALS Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (8/3, 4.64M) reports, "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery, money laundering and an array of other charges, his first public response to the allegations in the corrup

ruption probe since prosecutors began securing guilty pleas from others in the case." According to the Times, "Prosecutors announced last week that Huizar had been indicted on 34 felony counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, tax evasion and giving false statements to investigators, which follow a pr

." Hogan Blocks Local Officials From Ordering Private Schools To Close. The Washington Post (8/3, Cox, 14.2M) reports that on Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) "curtailed the authority of local health officials to issue a blanket order to keep schools closed, undoing Montgomery County's decision to req

d had scaled back his legislative activity before his suspension. During the search of his home, agents seized $129,000 in cash that was stashed in Huizar's closet and which, according to the indictment, he received from a Chinese billionaire and another businessperson seeking favors from him." Texas

ATE SCANDALS Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (8/3, 4.64M) reports, "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery, money laundering and an array of other charges, his first public response to the allegations in the corrup

ruption probe since prosecutors began securing guilty pleas from others in the case." According to the Times, "Prosecutors announced last week that Huizar had been indicted on 34 felony counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, tax evasion and giving false statements to investigators, which follow a pr

(O35-13) (07/21, Staff Writer) reported that although the FBI has concluded its fact-finding investigation into the death of the former top aide to Larry Hogan, that information may not be available to the public for about a year. The article added that there is a process that investigators must adhere to i

that was to include more than 200 residences and some 14,000 square feet (1,300 square meters) of commercial space. At the time, the article added, Huizar chaired the city's powerful Planning and Land Use Management Committee. The press release noted that "the FBI investigated this matter." Crypto Rap

and a company that he controlled was fined $1.5 million plus prosecution costs. The article indicated that prosecutors said that in 2017, Lee bribed Jose Huizar and the councilman's special assistant to help resolve a labor organization's appeal that was blocking approval of a planned development that was to