Many Anaheim residents want to know the extent of potential corruption at their city hall after revelations of an explosive FBI probe last year that saw the former mayor resign and the Angel Stadium land sale collapse.
The FBI affidavit – in which agents told a judge that Anaheim is controlled by Disneyland area resort interests through the local chamber of commerce – also kicked off an independent corruption probe ordered by the outgoing city council in Anaheim when the allegations surfaced last May.
“The FBI learned that the City of Anaheim was tightly controlled by a small cadre of individuals, to include [former Mayor Harry] Sidhu, a particular member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) and others,” reads the affidavit.
[Read: FBI Reveals What Many Anaheim Residents Felt For Years, City Hall is Run By The Chamber of Commerce]
Following pressure from some residents and local activists, council members in November voted to publicly release the probe’s final report.
[Read: Anaheim Residents Pressure City Council to Publicly Release Corruption Probe]
But just how much of those findings get released to residents this July remains an open question.
On Tuesday, Anaheim City Council members are slated to consider exactly what will get released in the city’s independent corruption probe, with officials citing legal liability concerns over releasing aspects of the final investigation report.
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