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    Cash bribes and female escorts: FBI investigates corruption inside LA City Hall

    Men exchange bags of cash bribes in bathrooms. Female escorts get hired in Vegas hotel rooms. The feds negotiating plea deals with city officials. This isn’t an episode of "The Sopranos."

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Apr 13, 2020 • 1 min read

    Men exchange bags of cash bribes in bathrooms. Female escorts get hired in Vegas hotel rooms. The feds negotiating plea deals with city officials. This isn’t an episode of "The Sopranos." It’s the basis of an ongoing FBI investigation into LA City Hall.

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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Jenna Kagel

      Radio producer

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      Rebecca Mooney

      Producer, The Treatment

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      Jon Regardie

      a city politics journalist at LA Magazine

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