Pulido Case Summary

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Santa Ana’s mayor, Miguel Pulido is under investigation because he sold a piece of downtown property to an auto parts business owner and then voted in favor of giving the auto parts store an exclusive city contract. As part of Pulido’s real estate transaction, he purchased a Westminster home from the auto parts business owner, which was below fair market value. Later on, Pulido was notified that it has opened a conflict-of-interests. Pulido and several family members entered into the real estate deal with the owner of Napa Orange Auto Parts swapping a piece of downtown property for the home in Westminster. Pulido did not disclose that he and his family had made the real estate deal with Rupen James Akoubian, the owner of the auto parts business.

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