No prison time for this Jose Huizar aide in LA City Hall pay-to-play scheme

A former aide to now-imprisoned ex-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar was sentenced Friday to federal probation for his role in a City Hall pay-to-play scheme in which real estate developers paid bribes to ensure building projects received favored treatment.

George Esparza, 38, of Boyle Heights was ordered to serve one year of home detention as part of his three-year probationary sentence. He was also ordered to pay $130,000 in restitution and perform 300 hours of community service...