February 24, 2016

Sentencing set for ex-state senator in racketeering case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Former California state senator Leland Yee is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after acknowledging in a plea deal that he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes and discussed helping an undercover FBI agent buy automatic weapons from the Philippines.

Yee's attorneys have called for no more ...

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