Block, SkipCaptcha, apieditor, Automoderated users, Bots, edit, ratelimit-exempt
59,335
edits
Changes
mLine 1:
Line 1: − +
→top: HTTP --> HTTPS #3, replaced: http://www.latimes.com → https://www.latimes.com
[[File:Leland_Yee.jpg|thumb|right|Leland Yee]]'''Leland Yee''' was the [[Democrat]]ic Assistant [[President pro tempore]] of the [[California State Senate]], and previously served in the [[California State Assembly]] until his March 26, 2014 arrest for gun trafficking and [[corruption]].
[[File:Leland_Yee.jpg|thumb|right|Leland Yee]]'''Leland Yee''' was the [[Democrat]]ic Assistant [[President pro tempore]] of the [[California State Senate]], and previously served in the [[California State Assembly]] until his March 26, 2014 arrest for gun trafficking and [[corruption]].
On March 28, 2014, the California State Senate suspended Yee as a Senator In response to the gun running and other criminal charges against him<ref name="McGreevyLATimes03282014">McGreevy, Patrick. [http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-yee-capitol-20140329,0,2287785.story#axzz2xJpY8H19 In unprecedented move, state Senate votes to suspend three lawmakers],''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 28, 2014.</ref>
On March 28, 2014, the California State Senate suspended Yee as a Senator In response to the gun running and other criminal charges against him<ref name="McGreevyLATimes03282014">McGreevy, Patrick. [https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-yee-capitol-20140329,0,2287785.story#axzz2xJpY8H19 In unprecedented move, state Senate votes to suspend three lawmakers],''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 28, 2014.</ref>
On July 1, 2015, Yee pled guilty to a felony racketeering count in relation to money laundering, public corruption and bribery in an organized crime case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Ex-Calif-Sen-Leland-Yee-Pleads-Guilty-Racketeering-in-Chinatown-Corruption-Case-311242141.html |title=Ex-Calif. Sen. Leland Yee Pleads Guilty in Chinatown Corruption Case |publisher=nbcbayarea.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-01}}</ref> On February 24, 2016, Yee was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Former state Sen. Leland Yee sentenced to prison|url = http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_29556899/former-state-sen-leland-yee-sentenced-prison?source=rss|website = InsideBayArea.com|access-date = 2016-02-24}}</ref>
On July 1, 2015, Yee pled guilty to a felony racketeering count in relation to money laundering, public corruption and bribery in an organized crime case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Ex-Calif-Sen-Leland-Yee-Pleads-Guilty-Racketeering-in-Chinatown-Corruption-Case-311242141.html |title=Ex-Calif. Sen. Leland Yee Pleads Guilty in Chinatown Corruption Case |publisher=nbcbayarea.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-01}}</ref> On February 24, 2016, Yee was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Former state Sen. Leland Yee sentenced to prison|url = http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_29556899/former-state-sen-leland-yee-sentenced-prison?source=rss|website = InsideBayArea.com|access-date = 2016-02-24}}</ref>