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Yee, 67, who was
arrested in 2014 in a sweep that included suspected leaders of
organized crime in San Francisco, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
involving bribery, weapons trafficking and money laundering.
His guilty plea in federal court in San Francisco last July
marked the end of a long political career that included two
terms on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, as well as
election to the California Assembly and Senate.
In a sentencing memo filed in federal court in San Francisco on
Wednesday, prosecutors said Yee agreed to exchange official acts
for money, in part to retire $70,000 in debts left over from a
failed mayoral race.
The prosecutors asked Judge Charles Breyer to sentence Yee to 96
months in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine
of $25,000.
Yee was the third California state senator charged in 2014 in
separate criminal cases. All three eventually left office,
costing the Democrats a key two-thirds legislative majority.
Yee's sentencing is set for Feb. 24 in U.S. District Court in
San Francisco.
(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, Calif; Editing by
Peter Cooney)
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