A former California lawmaker was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for helping his brother, a state senator, hide bribe payments he got for supporting legislation. Ex-Assemblyman Thomas Calderon laundered money Sen. Ron Calderon accepted from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for supporting tax credits for the film industry — legislation that never passed. Under a plea deal, prosecutors were seeking a year in prison and the defense asked for probation. However, one of those clients, Pacific Hospital, was connected with his brother's corruption case, and the hospital owner was prosecuted separately. Ron Calderon is scheduled to be sentenced next week, but his lawyer has requested a postponement.

Source: ABC News September 12, 2016 23:11 UTC