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Leland Yee sentenced in racketeering case

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former California state senator Leland Yee on Feb. 24 to five years in prison after he acknowledged 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. Senior […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, California State Senate, Chinatown, Chinese, FBI, Ghee Kung Tong, Keith Jackson, Leland Yee, Philippines, Prosecutor Susan Badger, Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow, San Francisco, Senator Yee, Senior District Court Judge Charles Breyer, Sudhin Thanawala, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

Leland Yee, ex-state senator, facing up to 20 years on racketeering

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California state senator — once considered a leading candidate for a statewide office — is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a racketeering charge in an organized crime case centered in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Leland Yee — an advocate […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, 2015, Chinatown, Chinese, FBI, Ghee Kung Tong, Keith Jackson, Laurie Levenson, Leland Yee, Los Angeles, Philippines, Rod Wright, Ron Calderon, San Francisco, Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

New charges coming in San Francisco Chinatown case

April 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul Elias Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Federal prosecutors said on April 11 that more charges and defendants are expected to be added to a sweeping organized crime and public corruption case centered in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Prosecutor Susan Badger told U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer that additional charges and defendants would be […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Chinese, Curtis Griggs, District Judge Charles Breyer, Eli Crawford, FBI, Jim Lassart, Keith Jackson, Leland Yee, Peter Chong, Prosecutor Susan Badger, RICO, Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow, San Francisco Chinatown, San Francisco Democrat, Tony Serra, Veteran San Francisco, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25

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