L.A. real estate developer accused of 444 violations of campaign fundraising laws

The Los Angeles Ethics Commission has accused real estate developer Samuel Leung of committing 444 violations of the city’s campaign finance laws, including those that prohibit the laundering of campaign money.

The agency, in a filing released Friday, said it had determined that “probable cause exists” to believe that between 2009 and 2015, Leung reimbursed campaign donors in violation of city law and exceeded the city’s limits for political contributions.

Leung was at the center of a Times investigation in 2016 that revealed a sprawling network of people and companies tied to him had made political donations totaling more than $600,000 while city leaders were reviewing his proposed 352-unit apartment project, then known as Sea Breeze.

When reporters from The Times contacted those donors, some denied making the contributions or said they didn’t remember doing so.




https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-07/l-a-real-estate-developer-accused-of-444-violations-of-campaign-fundraising-laws