According to the ethics commission, the alleged violations occurred while Lee was a city employee, working for then-Councilmember Mitchell Englander, including as his chief of staff.

L.A. Councilman John Lee is accused of violating governmental ethics laws for allegedly accepting gifts in excess of the gift limit in 2016 and 2017.

The L.A. City Ethics Commission is accusing Councilmember John Lee of taking illegal gifts. The allegations stem from Lee’s time as chief of staff to former Councilmember Mitch Englander, who ...

The day after Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee was accused this week of violating city ethics laws for not reporting gifts he allegedly got from a developer while he was a city employee ...

Over and over, John Lee, who was then Englander’s chief of staff, denied accepting gifts or breaking city laws. Under ...

Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee is facing accusations today from the city Ethics Commission of violating governmental ethics laws by accepting and failing to report excessive gifts, including ...

The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has accused Councilmember John Lee of violating governmental ethics laws before he was elected to the council. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times ...

The two candidates, Councilmember John Lee and challenger Serena Oberstein, are blasting each other as untrustworthy in the run-up to Tuesday’s election.

Los Angeles councilmember John Lee is accused of violating ethics laws in 2017 Lee, seeking reelection in 2024 to represent voters in West San Fernando Valley, denies wrongdoing ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Councilman John Lee has been accused of violating governmental ethics laws during a trip in which he allegedly accepted gifts in excess of the gift limit.

In 2023, the Ethics Commission accused Lee, who occupies Englander's former seat representing the northwest San Fernando Valley, of accepting "multiple gifts" in violation of ethics laws ...