By the time the new councilmembers were sworn in, the Robles majority on the City Council had completely depleted the eight million dollars in the city's reserve. According to the Los Angeles Times, Albert Robles was indicted ``on 39 counts of money laundering, bribery, wire fraud and public corruption. '' Prosecutors argued that ``he used his elected office and political influence to funnel money from city projects to family and friends between 1998 and 2003.`` De La Torre testified in the trial against the former city treasurer. Robles was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
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