Los Angeles Councilman John Lee has been accused of violating governmental ethics laws during a trip in which he allegedly accepted gifts in excess of the gift limit.
According to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, the accusations stem from a 2017 trip to Las Vegas when he was working as chief of staff for former Councilmember Mitchell Englander.
Investigators say Lee assisted Englander in attempting to "mislead the FBI and the USAO regarding whether Englander and Lee had made reimbursements for the gifts received during the 2017 Las Vegas trip." The Commission falsely states that the FBI started an investigation into whether I accepted gifts. Further, they falsely state I attempted to mislead the FBI. Both accusations are categorically false.
Further, Commission investigators opted to first contact me in 2022, nearly five years after the events in question took place. Conveniently, investigators have ignored the statute of limitations to ensure their accusations line up with my 2024 re-election. I also know my actions and stand by my record. I refuse to be bullied by investigators that are seemingly more focused on garnering headlines than pursuing facts, evidence and the truth, even at the expense of people's reputations. For these reasons, I will vigorously fight these baseless accusations and will never apologize for representing the people who live and work in Council District 12.
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