Former Pico Rivera City Councilman Charged with Perjury, Other Counts

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February 3, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Joe Scott, Director of Communications
Sandi Gibbons, Public Information Officer
Jane Robison, News Secretary
Shiara Dávila, Assistant PIO
(213) 974-3525

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LOS ANGELES – Former Pico Rivera City Councilman Ronald Beilke appeared in court today on more than half a dozen counts, including perjury and conflict of interest.

Deputy District Attorney Sandi Roth of the Public Integrity Division said Beilke, 50 (dob 11/05/59), is charged with one felony count each of perjury and conflict of interest. He also is charged with four misdemeanor counts of conflict of interest and two misdemeanor counts of accepting a gift in excess of the legal value.

Beilke is charged in case No. BA367476. His arraignment was postponed until March 8 in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. The defendant was charged yesterday in a felony complaint for arrest warrant.

Prosecutors allege that in his capacity as councilman, between 2006 and 2008, Beilke voted to approve three contracts for construction work in an intersection immediately adjacent from his privately owned Weinerschnizel franchise.

At the time of voting on these contracts, the defendant also was allegedly engaged in negotiations with the developer of the adjacent commercial property where he was going to lease space to open a coffee shop.

Beilke also voted to approve a contract between the City of PicoRivera and Krikorian Movie Theaters while purportedly accepting gifted movie tickets from the company.

In 2008, Beilke allegedly accepted movie tickets valued at more than $3,400 from Krikorian Theater and then underestimated the value of the gift on his Statement of Economic Interest which he certified under penalty of perjury.

Beilke was elected to serve on the Pico Rivera City Council in 2005. His four-year term concluded last November when he lost his bid for re-election.

If convicted of all counts, Beilke faces a maximum term of seven years, eight months in state prison.

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