Mayor reports defense funds

Daily News
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has raised $123,500 for his legal defense funds to fight ethics violations filed against him.
Villaraigosa reported he had raised the money for three separate cases against him involving the receipt of free tickets to concerts and other events.
The mayor agreed earlier this year to pay fines of $20,489 to the city Ethics Commission and $21,000 to the Fair Political Practices Commission to resolve the cases.
Villaraigosa created the defense accounts to raises funds to cover his costs for attorneys and to pay the fines.
The reports showed he turned to a number of other current and former elected officials _ including former San Francisco Mayor Willie L Brown, Jr., former Assemblyman Jim Brulte, Assemblyman Dario Frommer and former Assembly Speaker Favian Nunez.
He also tapped into many longtime supporters, including Haim Saban and the Wasserman family.
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