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The corruption investigation surrounding former Los Angeles Councilman Richard Alatorre, who has agreed to plead guilty to felony tax evasion, is now focusing in part on individuals who allegedly tried to bribe the lawmaker with cash.
The disclosure of an ongoing investigation and Alatorre's acceptance of thousands of dollars in cash to influence his official actions was made Tuesday by the U.S. attorney's office.
Alatorre, meanwhile, has sent a letter to Sacramento saying he will resign from his $114,000-a-year job on the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, according to a spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco). Alatorre was appointed to the post by a Senate committee headed by Burton after the councilman opted not to seek reelection in 1999.
Alatorre's attorney...