LOS ANGELES—A real estate developer was sentenced on July 21 to six years in federal prison and fined $750,000 for paying a $500,000 bribe to then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar in order to “grease the wheels” for the approval of a downtown condominium project.
Dae Yong “David” Lee, 58, of Bel Air, was the first defendant to go on trial in the City Hall corruption scandal surrounding Mr. Huizar and his associates.
Mr. Lee and his 940 Hill company—named for the address of the proposed downtown retail and residential project—were convicted in June 2022 of bribery, honest services fraud, and obstruction.
The company was sentenced Friday to five years probation and ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine….