Former D.C. Council Member's Chief of Staff Sentenced in Scheme Involving D.C. Taxi Industry
| filed under: Breaking News, Public CorruptionTed G. Loza, the former chief of staff for a District of Columbia Council member, was sentenced today to eight months in prison for his role in a large-scale, long-term scheme to corrupt the taxicab industry in Washington, D.C.
Former Chief of Staff for D.C. Council Member Sentenced in Scheme Involving D.C. Taxi Industry
Ted G. Loza, the former chief of staff for a District of Columbia Council member, was sentenced today to eight months in prison for his role in a large-scale, long-term scheme to corrupt the taxicab industry in Washington, D.C.
Loza, 46, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty in February 2011 to two charges of accepting illegal gratuities and one charge of making a false statement to the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. Loza is among 27 people who have pled guilty in the investigation. In connection with his guilty plea, Loza admitted that in June and July of 2009, while working as the chief of staff, he received $1,500 in cash payments from Abdul Kamus, then a representative of individuals having a financial interest in the District of Columbia taxicab industry.
