LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Los Angeles city councilman is facing retrial on charges of voter fraud and perjury.
City News Service says a judge refused Friday to dismiss the case against Richard Alarcon and his wife, Flora, but also urged both sides to resolve the case.
Prosecutors say Alarcon falsely claimed to live in Panorama City so he could run in that City Council district while living outside of it.
The Alarcons were convicted in 2014 but an appeals court overturned the decision in January, ruling the jury received improper instructions. Prosecutors have said they’ll retry the couple.
Alarcon currently is running for Congress against incumbent Tony Cardenas, a Los Angeles Democrat.
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