DA: Former Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan pleads no contest to election fraud, illegal gambling | #citycouncil
LODI – Former Lodi City Council member Shakir Khan pleaded no contest to 77 felony and misdemeanor charges, including election fraud, in three cases in San Joaquin County, District Attorney Ron Freitas announced Thursday. In a press conference Thursday afternoon outside the courthouse, Freitas said of those counts, 41 were tied to illegal gambling, money […]
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Former Lodi city council member Shakir Khan strikes plea deal | #citycouncil
Former Lodi city council member Shakir Khan on Thursday entered a no contest plea as part of a deal to resolve his election fraud case in San Joaquin County, his lawyer said. Khan had faced a possible 40-year state prison sentence. As part of the deal, he’ll receive a two-year sentence at the San Joaquin […]
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Shakir Khan challenges Lodi in court to gain his seat back in the council | #citycouncil
Months after former Lodi council member Shakir Khan was arrested on voter fraud charges and removed from his seat, he is now set to challenge the city in court to get his seat back. Khan’s defense attorney Allen Sawyer filed a motion on his behalf with the state Attorney General. “If we allowed councils to […]
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Lodi City Council votes to reinstate utility collections, apply for state aid | News | #citycouncil
The City of Lodi will resume its normal collections process in an effort to stem the tide of utility bill delinquencies that piled up during the pandemic. The city council voted unanimously during Wednesday’s meeting to reinstate collections and directed staff to apply for state relief funds to assist utility customers who have delinquencies that […]
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