California senator faces 24 corruption charges

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California senator faces 24 corruption charges

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-senator-faces-24-corruption-charges-000925405.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aKZpgYge2t2P50XiXNqv1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a38670b575b7e074c0f6a7067003603.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, left, and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Bill Lewis speak at news conference Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Los Angeles. Federal law enforcement authorities on Friday announced multiple charges of bribery and cover-ups against state Sen. Ron Calderon, a Democratic state lawmaker and his brother, the result of a long-running corruption investigation that has tarnished the state's majority party. (AP Photo/ Nick Ut)" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, left, and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Bill Lewis speak at news conference Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Los Angeles. Federal law enforcement authorities on Friday announced multiple charges of bribery and cover-ups against state Sen. Ron Calderon, a Democratic state lawmaker and his brother, the result of a long-running corruption investigation that has tarnished the state's majority party. (AP Photo/ Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" A California state senator was charged Friday with accepting $100,000 in bribes, lavish trips and no-show jobs for his children in exchange for pushing legislation to benefit a hospital engaged in billing fraud and participating in a film industry tax scheme that actually was an FBI sting.</p><br clear="all"/>

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