Former LA Councilman Wins Delay in Date to Begin Prison Sentence

A federal judge on April 16 granted convicted former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar a four-month delay in his surrender date to begin serving a 13-year prison term for accepting bribes from downtown developers and cheating on his taxes. Huizar was ordered at sentencing to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons no later than April 30. However, papers filed in Los Angeles federal court Monday sought a new date of Aug. 30 based on undisclosed medical reasons. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter granted the request on Tuesday for “good cause.” Huizar’s attorney indicated in a filing that his argument in support of the delay would contain “private medical information” and should be filed under seal....