Criminal, Crooked, Corrupt and Caught
A California state senator who authored gun control legislation asked for campaign donations in exchange for introducing an undercover FBI agent to an arms trafficker, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Dem State Senator Who Authored Gun Control Legislation
Arrested for Conspiring to Traffic Firearms
FILE – In this May 25, 2012 file, State Sen. Leland Yee,
D-San Francisco, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Yee was arrested
Wednesday, March 26, 2014, during a series of raids in the San Francisco Bay
Area. FBI spokesman Peter Lee declined to discuss the charges, citing an
ongoing investigation. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) The allegations against State Sen. Leland Yee were outlined
in an FBI affidavit in support of a criminal complaint. The affidavit accuses
Yee of conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import
firearms. He was arrested Wednesday.
Yee is also accused of accepting tens of thousands of
dollars in campaign contributions and cash payments to provide introductions,
help a client get a contract and influence legislation. He or members of his
campaign staff accepted at least $42,800 in cash or campaign contributions from
undercover FBI agents
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