Indo-American charged with bribery
Thursday, 03/03/2016
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/diaspora/indo-american-charged-with-bribery/204097.html
Los Angeles : A 39-year-old Indian-American businessman has been charged here with paying a bribe to a city council member in Los Angeles to obtain support for a proposed fee increase for towing and vehicle storage.
Sukhbir Singh and his company HP Automotive and Tow have been charged in a two-count indictment that accuses Singh and his company of paying a bribe "to influence and reward" the city council member in relation to official action related to a proposed contract to increase rates to tow and store vehicles in Los Angeles.
The indictment states that the city council person was a "cooperating witness," meaning s/he was working with the FBI when Singh allegedly paid the bribe.
Singh is also charged with making false statements to the FBI in October when he falsely stated that he had never discussed the proposed tow fee increase with the city council member and when he falsely stated that he had not discussed how payments could made so as to disguise the source of the money.
Singh and his company will be summoned to appear for an arraigned on the indictment next month.
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