PEOPLE
v. WONG















Filed 7/28/10

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IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA



SECOND
APPELLATE DISTRICT



DIVISION
TWO




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THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LELAND WONG, Defendant and Appellant.

B212580 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA320190)

APPEAL from
a judgment of the Superior Court
of Los Angeles
County.

Michael Johnson, Judge.
Affirmed.



Jonathan P.
Milberg for Defendant and Appellant.



Edmund G.
Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R.
Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant
Attorney General, Scott A. Taryle and Michael C. Keller, Deputy Attorneys
General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.



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The story
of Leland Wong (Wong) is one of graft and hubris. Wrongly believing he could get away with
lying, cheating and stealing, he ended up convicted of multiple crimes,
including embezzling money (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (a)),^[1] accepting a bribe

(§ 68); acting with a conflict of interest (Gov. Code, §
1090); and committing perjury

(§ 118). He appeals
and assigns error on the theory that the embezzlement
convictions are barred by the statute of limitations, and the bribery,
conflict of interest and perjury convictions are not supported by sufficient
evidence. Among other questions
presented by this appeal is the following:
Is it legal for a commissioner in one city department to take money from
a third party to influence contract negotiations with a different department in
the same cityâ€