Ex-L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon banned from public office for voter fraud, perjury

Los Angeles Times | October 14, 2014 | 9:23 AM

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon was sentenced today to 120 days in county jail and was banned for life from holding public office for his conviction on charges of perjury and voter fraud.
Alarcon, a veteran San Fernando Valley politician, and his wife, Flora Montes de Oca Alarcon, were found guilty in July of lying about where they lived so Alarcon could run for a seat on the council.
Although the couple claimed to live in a Panorama City house that was under repair, a jury agreed they actually lived in a larger, nicer home in Sun Valley, outside his 7th District.
Lawyers for the Alarcons had filed motions seeking a new trial, but Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli denied the motions Tuesday and sentenced the couple.
Alarcon, 60, was also sentenced to 600 hours of community service in Council District 7 -- which he represented between 2007 and 2013 -- and five years’ probation. Montes de Oca Alarcon, 49, was sentenced to five years' probation and 400 hours of community service in Council District 7. She too was banned from holding public office.
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