Mitchell Englander was indicted on corruption charges, as part of a major corruption probe at Los Angeles City Hall.
18 Facts About Mitchell Englander
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Mitchell Englander pleaded guilty to one felony charge on June 7,2020.
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Mitchell Englander was born in 1970 in West Hills in the San Fernando Valley.
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Mitchell Englander attended college in Arizona but returned to California without graduating allegedly in order to care for his ailing mother, who later died of a brain tumor.
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In 1994, his uncle Michael, who Mitchell Englander said was a father figure for him, was shot and killed in a gang-related robbery.
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Mitchell Englander became a Los Angeles Police Department reservist in 2005 the same day his uncle was killed, Mitchell Englander's older sister Natalie suffered an asthma attack and fell into a coma.
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Mitchell Englander was chief of staff to City Councilman Greig Smith from 2003 to 2009, in Los Angeles City Council District 12, then in the Northwest San Fernando Valley.
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In September 2009 Mitchell Englander launched his campaign to succeed Smith, who had announced retirement upon his term's end.
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On October 11,2018, Mitchell Englander announced that he would resign from the council to join Oak View Group, a sports and entertainment advisory, development and investment company, as vice president of government affairs.
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Mitchell Englander was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 16,2020, for actions taken while still on the council.
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Mitchell Englander was charged with one count of participating in a scheme to falsify material facts, three counts of making false statements, and three counts of witness tampering.
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The indictment became public when Mitchell Englander surrendered to the FBI on March 9,2020.
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Mitchell Englander is alleged to have accepted an envelope containing $10,000 in cash given to him in the resort and casino's bathroom.
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In Palm Springs, Mitchell Englander is said to have accepted another $5,000 at a casino.
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On January 26,2021, Mitchell Englander was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his conduct.
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Mitchell Englander pleaded guilty in July 2020 to falsifying material facts, and as part of a plea deal admitted lying to investigators over the course of three interviews.
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Mitchell Englander was ordered to serve three years under supervised release following his prison term and pay a $15,000 fine.
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Mitchell Englander surrendered to the US Federal Camp in Tucson, Arizona.