Several elected officials held fundraising events at the Luxe hotel, yet showed no record of having paid the hotel, a Times review found. The fundraisers took place during the period when the hotel’s owners were seeking city permission to redevelop.
, took in tens of thousands of dollars that day for their officeholder committees. Yet for nearly a year, neither compensated the hotel, which provided food and an outdoor patio with a glittering downtown backdrop.Rodriguez and Wesson paid the $3,026 bill only two weeks ago, after The Times inquired about the lack of payment. A Wesson representative said they had not previously received an invoice.
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu , who staged a re-election fundraiser at the Luxe in 2017, said through a spokesman that she requested the invoice and paid the $534 bill “immediately” after receiving questions from The Times. Like Rodriguez and Wesson, she said she did not receive a bill. Had the Luxe intended to contribute food or other services, the politicians who received them would generally have been required to report them as campaign donations.
No one has been arrested or publicly charged in the investigation and the warrant did not say that agents had gathered evidence of criminal activity by the individuals and companies named. The warrant did not indicate that investigators are looking at fundraisers held at the Luxe.Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson held a fundraiser at the Luxe City Center Hotel in April but did not pay until after The Times inquired about the lack of payment records.
Three months later, Wesson put together an event for three other council members — Bob Blumenfield, Joe Buscaino and Paul Koretz — who were seeking re-election. The three councilmen paid a combined $11,100 for the event.
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