Former Assemblyman Tom Calderon pleads guilty in federal money laundering case
Source: LA Times
Former Democratic Assemblyman Tom Calderon on Monday pleaded guilty to one felony count of money laundering as part of an agreement in which federal prosecutors offered to seek a prison sentence of no more than 12 months.
The plea settles his part of a criminal case that also alleges that his brother, former Democratic state Sen. Ron Calderon, accepted bribes, according to a court filing released Monday by the U.S. attorney’s office.
Accompanied only by his attorney, Tom Calderon, a Montebello resident, stood before U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder in a nearly empty courtroom. His brother, Ron, who was the main target of the FBI sting operation and still faces a slew of bribery and laundering charges, left the courtroom as soon as his business before Snyder was done.
Calderon spoke clearly and without hesitation as Snyder reviewed the terms of the plea deal with him and peppered him with questions to ensure he understood the implications of his decision to plead guilty.
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