Angels Get Millions for Cancellation of Stadium Sale After FBI Investigation
Anaheim taxpayers won’t make any money off Angel Stadium for the next two to three years under a legal settlement signed by city leaders that pays the Major League Baseball team $2.75 million because a deal for them to purchase the stadium fell through.
The stadium deal collapsed after FBI investigators intervened in 2022, saying then-Mayor Harry Sidhu had illegally aided the Angels during negotiations by giving them access to confidential city records in exchange for an expected campaign contribution.
“It appears that Sidhu, on at least two specific occasions, provided City-specific information to the Angels for use by the Angels in their negotiations with Anaheim,” FBI investigators wrote in a 2022 affidavit.
Sidhu resigned and ultimately pled guilty to lying to federal investigators last year. He is still awaiting sentencing.
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