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Former Anaheim Mayor Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charges
SANTA ANA, California – Former Anaheim Mayor Harish “Harry” Singh Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges for obstructing an FBI public corruption investigation by destroying evidence and for making false statements to FBI agents, the Justice Department announced today.
According to his plea agreement, Sidhu – a longtime member of the Anaheim City Council who was elected mayor in 2018 – admitted that while the City of Anaheim was negotiating the sale of Angel Stadium to the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball club, he sought out and became a member of the city’s negotiating team for the stadium sale.
Sidhu provided confidential information belonging to the city to people working for the Angels, so that the Angels could buy Angel Stadium on favorable terms for the baseball club. After secretly providing the information he had received in his position as mayor, Sidhu later was recorded saying he expected a $1 million campaign contribution from the Angels after the baseball club purchased Angel Stadium.
“While serving as Anaheim’s mayor, Mr. Sidhu took a series of actions that compromised the city’s negotiating position by providing confidential information and secretly working to influence the city’s decision-making process – all of which had a detrimental effect on the city and its residents,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Joseph T. McNally.
Sidhu admitted that he knowingly destroyed evidence by deleting multiple email messages and documents with the intent to impede and obstruct the FBI’s investigation of public corruption related to the city’s attempted sale of Angel Stadium.
The former mayor faces one count of obstruction of justice, one count of wire fraud, and two counts of making false statements to the FBI and the FAA. He agreed to plead guilty to the four offenses in a plea agreement filed today.
Defendant: Harish “Harry” Singh Sidhu, 66, of Anaheim, California.
Criminal Charges: Obstruction of justice, wire fraud, and making false statements to the FBI and the FAA.
City and State: Santa Ana, California.
Date: 2024.
Sentence or Outcome: Plea agreement pending.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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