Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges including obstruction of justice, wire fraud and lying to federal investigators stemming in part from his actions during an aborted city effort to sell Angel Stadium, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
"While serving as Anaheim's mayor, Mr. Sidhu took a series of actions that compromised the city's negotiating position by providing confidential information and secretly working to influence the city's decision-making process -- all of which had a detrimental effect on the city and its residents," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally said in a statement."Public confidence in the integrity of public officials is critical to our society.
He later"knowingly destroyed multiple email messages and documents related to this conduct," according to the plea agreement, in an effort"to impede and obstruct the FBI's investigation of public corruption" involving the proposed stadium sale. According to prosecutors, Sidhu also admits in the court papers that he lied about the sale negotiations to FBI investigators, telling them he did not expect to receive any campaign contributions from the Angels.
Sidhu is expected to make an initial appearance in federal court in Santa Ana later this month. A date has not yet been set for him to enter his plea.
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