Edwards tells of pressure

By Rick Orlov on July 11, 2008 6:20 AM | | Comments (0) |

Testifying under immunity, a former key deputy mayor in the Hahn administration said Thursday he was pressured by then-Airport Commissioner Leland Wong on a port deal without knowing Wong also was being paid by the shipping company involved in that deal.Beth Barrett in the Daily News.

Troy Edwards, who rose from a young political fundraiser to a powerful deputy overseeing Los Angeles' airports, ports, and water and power departments, echoed earlier testimony by former Mayor James Hahn.

Edwards testified that he didn't know about $100,000 in payments to Wong from the Taiwanese-based Evergreen Group. Prosecutors charge those payments were a bribe.

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