[dropcap size=big]J[/dropcap]oel Jacinto, a commissioner on the five-member Board of Public Works, resigned last week from one of the plushiest seats on the city government’s appointed civilian boards after his name came up in an FBI warrant looking into alleged money laundering, bribery, and kickbacks involving Councilman Jose Huizar.
Jacinto and his wife, Ave Jacinto, were among a slew of people named in the warrant, which was filed in federal court in November. The warrant said agents were seeking evidence related to an investigation into an array of potential crimes possibly involving a collection of City Hall’s top people.
Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Jacinto to the Board of Public works in July 2015. The mayor last week sought to distance himself from the inquiry, saying during a press conference – ostensibly about the start of the teachers strike – that he should not be held accountable for everything that people do inside his administration.